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HISTORY 

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TOWN OF ARLINGTON, 



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FORMERLY THE 



SECOND PRECINCT IN CAMBRIDGE 

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DISTRICT OF MENOTOMY, 

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1635—1879. 

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GENEALOGICAL REGISTER OF THE INHABITANTS <^ 
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PREFACE. 



It was the aim of the late Dr. Benjamin Cutter to preserve 
the decaying memorials of his native precinct, and much his- 
torical and genealogical matter was accordingly collected by him, 
and left unpublished at his death. It has been the design of his 
son to present this to the public in a convenient shape and dura- 
ble form, with such additions as he has been able to collect. 
It is trusted that the work will prove valuable as a book of 
reference, notwithstanding that inaccuracies may occasionally 
be found. 

It is remarkable that the great-grandfather of Dr. Cutter was 
the first Precinct Clerk, or recording officer — an office which he 
held for thirty-two consecutive years. ' The paternal grandfather 
of Dr. Cutter (Ammi. Cutter), and his maternal grandfather 
(Samuel Locke), were also Precinct Clerks at different periods, 
the former holding the office five years, and the latter sixteen 
years. 

The authorities which have been consulted in obtaining dates 
and facts are specified in various portions of the work. The 
precinct and town records have, of course, been much relied 
upon, and information from them, as well as from gravestones, 
is given, as far as practicable, in the phraseology originally 
'used. The church records have been found invaluable. Rev. 
Mr. Cooke, first minister of the Precinct (1739-1783), was an 
admirable recorder, whose specialty was the church records, 
and the Precinct births, baptisms, marriages and deaths. The 
records by Rev. Dr. Fiske cover forty years (1788-1828). 
Care has been taken to make proper reference in the text to two 
valuable recent publications — those of Rev. Dr. Paige and 



Thoiiiiiti I>. Wymiiii — tVom which important facts have been de- 
rived. Reference is also made to these works when further 
information on the subject may there be obtained. The author 
is greatly indebted to John B. Russell, Esq., a native of the 
town, now of New Jersey, for many important and iutercstinu- 
statements and reminiscences. He is also under obligations to 
Mr. B. D. Locke, the present Town Clerk of Arlington, for 
favors granted in the examination of Records in his possession. 

The genealogical portion of the work is mainly confined to 
the families who had a residence here in the times of the Pre- 
cinct, and is as complete and accurate as the greatest labor and 
care could make it. 

The preparation of the List of Soldiers given at the close of 
the volume was a work of greater labor than at first anticipated ; 
but the List, as here presented, constitutes a more complete 
Record of the men furnished by the town for the late war than 
can be found elsewhere. , 

Particulars relating to the later years of the towns of West 
Cambridge and Arlington may not be so full, in certain respects, 
as some readers might wish ; but the comparative unimportance 
of the events of recent times in the place, and the increased 
accessibility of modern local records, are ^considered a suflScient 
explanation for any such apparent neglect. 

William R. Cutter, 
David Clapp & Son. 



CONTENTS. 



HISTORY OP THE TOWN: 



I. 


General History .... 


Page. 
1 


II. 


History before the Establishment of 
THE Precinct 


5 


III. 


History of the Precinct 


. 21 


IV. 


Town of West Cambridge 


114 


V. 


Town of Arlington .... 


. 161 


VI. 


List of Public Officers 


167 


m. 


Present Religious Societies . 


. 174 



GENEAL O GICAL RE GISTER : 

Genealogy of the Inhabitants of the 

Second Precinct in Cambridge . 183 

SOLDIERS AND SAILORS IN THE LAST WAR: 

In Massachusetts Regiments . . . 339 

In the Naval Service . . , . 348 

In Fortieth New York Regiment . . 349 

Miscellaneous 350 

General Index ....... 353 

Index of Names . . . . . . 365 



ILLUSTKATIOE^S. 



Outline Map of Arlington oi3po. title. 

House of the Rev. Samuel Cooke .... 83 

The house of the Rev. Samuel Cooke, last owned by his grand- 
daughter, Miss Anna Bradshaw, was raised July 17, 1740, at public 
expense. It stood on Pleasant Street, and was built on land bought 
of Jason Russell, and after standing on the original site more than 
one hundred and thii-ty years, was removed in 1871 to another part 
of the village, and its exterior very materially altered. The illustra- 
tion was taken just previous to the removal. Many interesting as- 
sociations are connected with the house, it having been the scene 
of various ' important public events, and the abode of eminent 
individuals. 

Likeness of the Rev. Samuel Cooke .... 89 

Portrait of the Rev. Thaddeus Fiske, D.D. . . 105 

Centre of West Cambridge in 1817 .... 138 

Monument to AVilliam and Mary Cutter . . .141 

House of the Rev. Dr. Thaddeus Fiske . . . 240 

The House of the Rev. Dr. Thaddeus Fiske was also on Pleasant 
Street. The land, which formerly belonged to the estate of Rev. 
Samuel Cooke, was bought of Marshall Spring, of Watertown, Aug. 
16, 1791. It was a capacious and imposing structure, and after hav- 
ing stood three quarters of a century was demolished in 1866. 

Copies of three of the above illustrations, in process of heliotyping 
for this work, were destroyed by the disastrous fire in Boston, Dec. 
28, 1879. It was fortunately found possible to replace them from 
copies in the possession of others, to whom we are indebted for the 
loan of them. 



HISTORY OF ARLINQTON, 

FORMERLY 

WEST CAMBRIDGE AND CAMBRIDGE SECOND PRECINCT. 



I. 
GENERAL HISTORY. 

The history of Cambridge has been concisely presented by 
Rev. Dr. Paige in his invaluable volume. The State Records , 
preserve the action of the Council on a " Petition of Cambridge 
Northwest Inhabitants," under date of June 30, 1732, namely a 
petition of James Cutler and others, a committee for the inhabi- 
tants of the Northwest Part of the town of Cambridge, — show- 
ing that on their application to said town to be set off a sepa- 
rate precinct, they were pleased to vote that they should be set 
off by certain bounds in the said vote particularly described, 
with a reservation of the ministerial lands to the old parish, 
together with all their gifts and grants made to the church at 
Cambridge ; and praying that they may be set off a distinct 
precinct without that reservation, and that the ministry lot lying 
within their bounds may be assigned to the petitioners, which is 
not their full proportion of the ministerial estate. The order 
thereon was, that the petitioners serve the town of Cambridge 
with a copy of this petition, that they show cause at a time 
stated why the prayer thereof should not be granted. 

On Nov. 3, 1732, the petition of James Cutler and others, in 
behalf of the inhabitants of the Northwest Part of Cambridge, 
praying as entered June 30, 1782, being in Council read again, 
together with the answer of the town of Cambridge, and the 
petition of William Russell and others, and the same being fully 
considered, the question was put whether the prayer of the peti- 
tion be granted, and it passed in the negative and was therefore 
dismissed. 

2 



2 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

Paige slates that as early as May 10, 1725, the people on the 
■westerly side of Menotomy River desired better accommodation 
for public worship, and petitioned the town to consent that they 
might beconie a separate precinct. The tcgs^n withheld its con- 
sent, on the ground that near one-half of said inhabitants had 
not signed the petition. The request was renewed in 1728. 

A second petition of James Cutler and others, a committee 
for the Northwest inhabitants of Cambridge, praying they be set 
off a separate and distinct precinct, by such boundaries as are 
set forth in their petition, was disposed of as follows: order 
thereon ; petitioners serve town of Cambridge with copy of 
their petition, that they show cause, if any they have, on Wednes- 
day, the 6th of December following, why the prayer thereof 
should not be granted. 

Ebenezer Burrill, Esq., for the committee of both houses on the 
petition above, reijorted that said committee, appointed to take under 
consideration said petition, having repaired to the lauds petitioned for 
by, and notified the petitioners and the agents for the town of Cam- 
bridge,' with other petitioners, and having carefully viewed the place 
and heard tlie parties, are humbly of opinion that the lands in the 
Northwest Part of said town petitioned for, be set off a distinct pre- 
cinct by the following boundaries : 

On Menotomy River from Charlestown till it comes to Spy Pond 
Brook, then on said brook till it comes to a watercourse or ditch in 
Whiting's meadow, so called ; the ditch to be the boundary till it comes 
to llaniblet's Brook, following the course of said brook to the Bridge, 
thence on a straight line to the northwest corner of Mr. Isaac Holden's 
orchard, and continuing the same course to Watertown line. And 
that the inhabitants of the said precinct be vested with all the powers, 
privileges and immunities that other precincts within this Province do, 
or by law ought to enjoy. 

The above report was accepted, Wednesday, Dec. 27, 1732, 
and the order of the General Court for a new precinct in Cam- 
bridge was that the lands above-mentioned be set oflF a distinct 
precinct accordingly. — 3Iass. Prov. Records, vol. xv. 

On June 9, 1762, the inhabitants of the said Second Parish 

* Hon. Spencer Phips, Jonathan Remington, Francis Foxcroft, William Brat- 
tle, Esqs., and Mr, Andrew Bordman, were chosen the committee of Cambridge, 
July 24, 1732, for this purpose. See attested copy of vote, belonging to Mr. 
J. B. llusseU of New Market. N. J. 



GENERAL HISTORY. 3 

in Cambridge, together with certain petitioners then inhabitants 
of the town of Charlestown, were incorporated into a District, 
generally called Menotomy, since it included all the territory in 
the two towns on the westerly side of Menotomy River, now 
Alewife Brook, the stream flowing from the Spy-Pond Brook 
into the Mystic River.' 

On Feb. 27, 1807, an act was passed to divide the town of 
Cambridge, and to incorporate the Westerly Parish therein as 
a separate town, by the name of West Cambridge. 

All that part of the town of Cambridge, heretofore known as the 
Second Parish, and as described within the following bounds : 

Beginning at Charlestown line where the little river intersects the 
same, and running on a line in the middle of said little river until it 
strikes Fresh Pond; thence west ten degrees south until it intersects 
the line of the town of Watertown ; thence on Watertown and Wal- 
tham line, till it strikes Lexington line ; thence on Lexington line till 
it strikes Woburn line ; theijce on Woburn and Charlestown line to 
the little river first mentioned. 

This act contains the proviso that nothing therein shall be so 
construed as to impair the right or privilege of the Congrega- 
tional minister of the town of West Cambridge, which he now 
holds in Harvard College.' 

The inhabitants were vested with all the powers and privileges, and 
subject to all the duties other corporate towns were subject to in this 
commonwealth. They were to hold a proportion of property owned 
in common — to pay arrears of taxes, to support their proportion of 
poor, to support their proportion of the old bridge over Charles River 
between the First and Third Parishes of Cambridge,* to pay state and 
county taxes. 

• The Mystic River, of which the ancient Menotomy River is a branch, has 
its source in Mystic Pond, which was shown on Wood's Map of Massachusetts 
in 1633. It almost has its beginning, continuance and end within the limits of 
Medford, and hence is often called the Medford River. The names of the Mys- 
tic and Menotomy Rivers are apparently aboriginal designations, and like all 
Indian names probably describe the locality to which they were affixed. Trum- 
bull gives the origin of the name Mystic, anciently written Mistich, as applied 
to the Medford River, thus : " Tuk in Indian denotes a river whose waters are 
driven in waves by the tides or winds. With the adjectival missi, ' great,' it 
forms missi-tuk — now written Mystic — the name of the 'great river' of Boston 
Bay." The origin of the name Menotomy yet awaits explanation. The spellings 
of the word have been various. 

2 The " teaching elders" of six towns, namely Cambridge, Watertown, Charles- 
town, Boston, Roxbuiy and Dorchester, by act of 1642, were to constitute a 
part of the Board of Overseers of Harvard College. 

^ The Third Parish of Cambridge, now Brighton District. 



4 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

The act had force June 1, 1807. A justice was to issue a 
warrant directed to some freeholder of said town of West Cam- 
bridge, notifying and warning the inhabitants thereof to meet at 
such time and place as appointed in said warrant, for choice of 
town officers. — Mass. Special Laivs, iv. 88. 

Part of Charlestown was annexed to West Cambridge, Feb. 
25, 1842. Namely, "all that part of Charlestown which lies 
northwesterly of the thread of ' little river,' so called." 

Part of West Cambridge was annexed to Winchester, April 
30, 1850. Namely, the extreme northerly portion of West 
Cambridge, to a point in the Lexington and West Cambridge 
boundary line, one hundred and twelve and one half rods south- 
west from the junction of said line with Woburn, Lexington and 
West Cambridge lines. 

Part of West Cambridge was annexed to Belmont, March 18, 
1859. Namely, the extreme southerly portion of the town. For 
specification of boundary line between the towns of West Cam- 
bridge and Belmont, see the act to incorporate the town of Bel- 
mont. 

The name of the town of West Cambridge was changed to 
Arlington, by act of legislature, April 13, 1867. 



THE SECOND PRECINCT IN CAMBRIDGE. 

II. 

HISTORY BEFORE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE 
PRECINCT. 

1635. Paige, lllstonj of Cambridge, 1630-1877, mentions 
farms granted to inhabitants of Cambridge in 1635, in the terri- 
tory now embraced in Arlington and Lexington (p. 36). A 
''highway to Menotomy" from the "Town" — now Old Cam- 
bridge—existed prior to 1636 (pp. 15, 16); and a weir to catch 
alewives on Menotomy River in the bounds of this town was 
made in 1636 (p. 38). 

In the Proprietors' Records of Cambridge — see Paige, 21-22 — 
mention is made of the " new lots next Menotomy," as early as 
1638. Instance William Cutter, who had one house and garden 
in the " town," of Mr. Santley ; and had also " in the new lots 
next Menotomy," three acres planting land ; highway to Meno- 
tomy, west. William Patten had also in •' new lots next Meno- 
tomy," two acres planting ground at this period. 

William Cutter was a wine-cooper and made freeman April 18, 1637, 
and member of the Artillery Company in 1638. He had estates in 
Cambridge and Charlestown, and resided at different periods in both 
places (see Paige, xvi. 487, 521, and Wyman, 260); and by 1653 
returned to Newcastle-upon-Tyne, in England, where he originated, 
and whence a letter he wrote to Mr. Henry Dunster, President of 
Harvard College in Cambridge in New England, in 1654, has,been 
preserved (see Hist. Cutter Family of K E., p. 368). He was ap- 
pointed "assisting water-serjeant " at Newcastle, Eng., and sworn 
June 23, 1657. — Brand's History of Newcastle, ii. p. 24. His mother 
Elizabeth Cutter, widow, and brother Richard Cutter, cooper, both 
settled in Cambridge, and his sister Barbara Cutter married Mr. Elijah 
Corlet, the memorable old school-master in Cambridge. The brother 
Richard Cutter had many descendants here, but William probably left 
no posterity. Richard Cutter had four acres land in the Menotomy 
neighborhood, bounded John Brewer east, William Towne west, 
Charlestown line north, and Common south, in 1645. Mention is 
made of the Menotomy Bridge and Menotomy River in the Proprie- 
tors' Records, in 1642. 

William Patten was an early resident of Cambridge, who agreed to 
take charge of a part of the town herd of cattle, and resided on the 
easterly side of North Avenue (in the present Cambridge), opposite 
the Common. — Paige. Some of his descendants have resided in the 
Menotomy precinct. 
- 2* 



2 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

Paige slates that as early as May 10, 1725, the people on the 
•westerly side of Mcnotomy River desired better accominodation 
for public -worship, and petitioned tiie town to consent that they 
might become a separate precinct. The iQfifn withheld its con- 
sent, on the ground that near one-half of said inhabitants had 
not signed the petition. The request was renewed in 1728. 

A second petition of James Cutler and others, a committee 
for the Northwest inhabitants of Cambridge, praying they be set 
off a separate and distinct precinct, by such boundaries as are 
set forth in their petition, was disposed of as follows: order 
thereon ; petitioners serve town of Cambridge with copy of 
their petition, that they show cause, if any they have, on Wednes- 
day, the 6th of December following, why the prayer thereof 
should not be granted. 

Ehenezer Burrill, Esq., for the committee of both houses on the 
petition above, reported that said committee, appointed to take under 
consideration said petition, having repaired to the lauds petitioned for 
by. and notified the petitioners and the agents for the town of Cam- 
bridge,' with other petitioners, and having carefully viewed the place 
and heard the parties, are humbly of opinion that the lands in the 
Northwest Part of said town petitioned for, be set off a distinct pre- 
cinct by the following boundaries : 

On Menotomy River from Charlestown till it comes to Spy Pond 
Brook, then on said brook till it comes to a watercourse or ditch in 
"Whiting's meadows so called ; the ditch to be the boundary till it comes 
to llamblet's Brook, following the course of said brook to the Bridge, 
thence on a straight line to the northwest corner of JNIr. Isaac Holden's 
orciiard, and continuing the same course to Watertown line. And 
that the inhabitants of the said precinct be vested with all the powers, 
privileges and immunities that other precincts within this Province do, 
or by law ought to enjoy. 

The above report was accepted, Wednesday, Dec. 27, 1732, 
and the order of the General Court for a new precinct in Cam- 
bridge was that the lands above-mentioned be set oif a distinct 
precinct accordingly. — Mass. Prov. Records, vol. xv. 

On June 9, 1762, the inhabitants of the said Second Parish 

> Hon. Spencer Phips, Jonathan Remington, Francis Foxcroft, ■\Villiam Brat- 
tle, Esqs., and Mr, Andrew Bordman, were chosen the coniniittce of Cambridge, 
July 24, 1732, for this purpose. See attested copy of vote, belonging to Mr. 
J. B. llusBell of New Market, N. J. 



GENERAL HISTORY. 'S 

in Cambridge, together with certain petitioners then inhabitants 
of the town of Charlestown, were incorporated into a District, 
generally called Menotomy, since it included all the territory in 
the two towns on the westerly side of Menotomy River, now 
Alewife Brook, the stream flowing from the Spy-Pond Brook 
into the Mystic River.' 

On Feb. 27, 1807, an act was passed to divide the town of 
Cambridge, and to incorporate the Westerly Parish therein as 
a separate town, by the name of West Cambridge. 

All that part of the town of Cambridge, heretofore known as the 
Second Parish, and as described within the following bounds : 

Beginning at Charlestown line where the little river intersects the 
same, and running on a line in the middle of said little river until it 
strikes Fresh Pond ; thence west ten degrees south until it intersects 
the line of the town of Watertown ; thence on Watertown and Wal- 
tham line, till it strikes Lexington line ; thence on Lexington line till 
it strikes Woburn line ; theijce on Woburn and Charlestown line to 
the little river first mentioned. 

This act contains the proviso that nothing therein shall be so 
construed as to impair the right or privilege of the Congrega- 
tional minister of the town of West Cambridge, which he now 
holds in Harvard College.* 

The inhabitants were vested with all the powers and privileges, and 
subject to all the duties other corporate towns were subject to in this 
commonwealth. They were to hold a proportion of property owned 
in common — to pay arrears of taxes, to support their proportion of 
poor, to support their proportion of the old bridge over Charles River 
between the First and Third Parishes of Cambridge,' to pay state and 
county taxes. 

' The Mystic River, of whicli the ancient Menotomy River is a branch, has 
its source in Mystic Pond, which was shown on Wood's Map of Massachusetts 
in 1633, It almost has its beginning, continuance and end within the limits of 
Medford. and hence is often called the Medford River. The names of the Mys- 
tic and Menotomy Rivers are apparently aboriginal designations, and like all 
Indian names probably describe the locality to which they were affixed. Trum- 
bull gives the origin of the name Mystic, anciently written Mistiek, as applied 
to the Medford River, thus : " Tuk in Indian denotes a river whose waters are 
driven in loaves by the tides or winds. With the adjectival missi, ' great,' it 
forms missi-tuk — now written Mystic — the name of the 'great river' of Boston 
Bay." The origin of the name Menotomy yet awaits explanation. The spellings 
of the word have been various, 

2 The " teaching elders " of six towns, namely Cambridge, Watertown, Charles- 
town, Boston, Roxbury and Dorchester, by act of 1642, were to constitute a 
part of the Board of Overseers of Harvard College. 

^ The Third Parish of Cambridge, now Brighton District. 



4 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

The act bad force June 1, 1807. A justice was to issue a 
warrant directed to some freeholder of said town of West Cam- 
bridge, notifying and warning the inliabitants thereof to meet at 
such time and place as appointed in said warrant, for choice of 
town officers. — Moss. Special Laws, iv. 88. 

Part of Charlestown was annexed to West Cambridge, Feb. 
25, 1842. Namely, "all that part of Charlestown which lies 
northwesterly of the thread of ' little river,' so called." 

Part of West Cambridge was annexed to Winchester, April 
30, 1850. Namely, the extreme northerly portion of West 
Cambridge, to a point in the Lexington and West Cambridge 
boundary line, one hundred and twelve and one half rods south- 
west from the junction of said line with Woburn, Lexington and 
West Cambridge lines. 

Part of West Cambridge was annexed to Belmont, March 18, 
1859. Namely, the extreme southerly portion of the town. For 
specification of boundary line between the towns of West Cam- 
bridge and Belmont, see the act to incorporate the town of Bel- 
mont. 

The name of the town of West Cambridge was changed to 
Arlington, by act of legislature, April 13, 1867. 



THE SECOND PRECINCT IN CAMBRIDGE. 

II. 

HISTORY BEFORE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE 
PRECINCT. 

1635. Paige, tllstonj of Cambridge, 1630-1877, mentions 
farms granted to inhabitants of Cambridge in 1635, in the terri- 
tory now embraced in Arlington and Lexington (p. 36). A 
"highway to Menotomy" from tiie "Town" — now Old Cam- 
bridge — existed prior to 1636 (pp. 15, 16) ; and a weir to catch 
alewives on Menotomy River in the bounds of this town was 
made in 1636 (p. 38). 

In the Proprietors' Records of Cambridge — see Paige, 21-22 — 
mention is made of the " new lots next Menotomy," as early as 
1638. Instance William Cutter, who had one house and garden 
in the " town," of Mr. Santley ; and had also " in the new lots 
next Menotomy," three acres planting land ; highway to Meno- 
tomy, west. William Patten had also in •' new lots next Meno- 
tomy," two acres planting ground at this period. 

William Cutter was a wine-cooper and made freeman April 18, 1637, 
and member of the Artillery Company in 1638. He had estates in 
Cambridge and Charlestown, and resided at different periods in both 
places (see Paige, xvi. 487, 521, and Wyman, 260); and by 1653 
returned to Newcastle-upon-Tyne, in England, where he originated, 
and whence a letter he wrote to Mr. Henry Dunster, President of 
Harvard College in Cambridge in New England, in 1654, has<beeu 
preserved (see Hist. Gutter Family of N. E., p. 368). He was ap- 
pointed " assisting water-serjeant " at Newcastle, Eng., and sworn 
June 23, 1657. — Brand's History of Neiocastle, ii. p. 24, His mother 
Elizabeth Cutter, widow, and brother Richard Cutter, cooper, both 
settled in Cambridge, and his sister Barbara Cutter married Mr. Elijah 
Corlet, the memorable old school-master in Cambridge. The brother 
Richard Cutter had many descendants here, but William probably left 
no posterity. Richard Cutter had four acres land in the Menotomy 
neighborhood, bounded John Brewer east, William Towne west, 
Charlestown line north, and Common south, in 1645. Mention is 
made of the Menotomy Bridge and Menotomy River in the Proprie- 
tors' Records, in 1642. 

William Patten was an early resident of Cambridge, who agreed to 
take charge of a part of the town herd of cattle, and resided on the 
easterly side of North Avenue (in the present Cambridge), opposite 
the Common. — Paige. Some of his descendants have resided in the 
Menotomy precinct. 
, 2* 



6 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

1638. A road was laid out from Watertown line to Cooke s 

Mills at Menotomj. — Proprietors lleconh of Cambridge. 

This mill, probably erected in 1 637, or the year previous, was the 
first erected in Menotomy, since Arlington, and the earliest, with the 
exception of a windmill — see Paige, 20 — in Cambridge. Col. George 
Cooke, its owner, was slain in Ireland in the wars in 1 G52. His mill 
is now Fowle's, near Arlington Centre, long known as Cutter's Mill.' 

1642. The Proprietors' Records contain the statement that 
Capt. Cooke, or Mr. George Cooke, had imprimis, one dwelling- 
house, with mill and out-houses, with twenty acres of land ; 
Charlestown line east, Common south, west and north, in 1642. 
This was outside of the " town " proper. Capt. George Cooke 
had the grant of a farm of 600 acres from the town, in the 
vicinity of his mill, 1640 {Paige, 42); and mention is made in 
a deed of the Squa-Sachem (widow of the Sagamore) and 
Webecowit (her then husband) to the town of Charlestown, 
under date of 15 (2) 1639, of the '' little runnet that coraeth 
from Capt. Cooke's mill." — Midd. Registry, i. 175. 

Cooke came to New England in 1635, in the same vessel with Rev, 
Thomas Shepard, the minister of Cambridge. He was then twenty- 
five years of age, and he and his brother Joseph Cooke were regis- 
tered as servants, as a disguise to enable them the more easily to leave 
England. Immediately on his arrival, he purchased, in connection 
with his brother, a large number of liouses and lots in Cambridge, of 
those who were about removing to Connecticut. Mr. George Cooke 
was Ihosen captain for Newtown (now Cambridge) by order of the 
General Court in 1637 (Paige, 43). He was Selectman, 1638, 42, 
43; Deputy or Representative, 1636, 42-45, and Speaker of the 
House in 1645. He was one of the earliest members of the Ancient 
and Honorable Artillery Company in 1638-9, and its captain in 1643; 
and when a similar company was incorporated in Middlesex County, 
May 14, 1645, he was its first captain. In 1643 the town jiaid him 
for the charge he had been at for making a fence to secure the In- 
dians' corn (Paige, 384).* In 1643 Capt. George Cooke was one of 
the Commissioners — three in number — and Commander-iuTchief of 

1 Gov. John Wintlirop and M. Cradock were granted by the General Court 
the wear at Menotomy, 1633-4. See Wyraan's Charlestown, 246, 1043. This 
wear or fishing dam was in Mystic River, at outlet of Pond. The early trans- 
fers of land in the Charlestown part of Menotomy are particularly mentioned 
in the late T. B. AVyman's great work entitled the Charlestown Genealogies and 
Estates, 1G29- 1818" (Boston, 1879). ♦ 

^ This was a fence of two sutticient rails in the town line (between Cam- 
bridge and Charlestown) about half a mile in length, beginning at the outside 
of Cooke's laud, and running out northward to meet Capt. Gibbous's fence, and 



THE SECOMD PRECINCT IN CASIBRIDGE. ? 

the military force — forty men — comprising the guard to attend 
them, who were sent on an exj^edition to Rhode Island with authority 
and order to apprehend Samuel Gorton and his company, and to bring 
them (to Boston) if they do not give them satisfaction. In the House 
of Deputies he served on many of its important committees. In 1645 
he was elected one of the Reserve Commissioners of the United Col- 
onies. And shortly after his arrival in this country, he built the mill in 
Menotomy, which we have already mentioned, whose ancient dam stilL 
remains in the mill-pond of Samuel A. Fowle, and was used till the 
present century. He returned to England near the end of 1645, was 
a colonel in Cromwell's army, and sacrificed his life in the service of 
the Commonwealth — "being reported to be slain in the wars in Ire- 
land in the year 1652." Samuel Shepard, chosen ensign in 1637, 
when Cooke was chosen captain, returned to England with him, both 
being excused by the General Court in October, 1645, from further 
attendance as members, "being to go for England." Shepard was a 
major iia Cromwell's army, very probably in Colonel Cooke's regi- 
ment, and was represented in Mitchell's Church Record, 1658, as then 
living in Ireland, where he probably died about 1673. In 1652 the 
inventory of the estate of Colonel George Cooke was accepted, and 
Mr. Henry Duuster and Mr. Joseph Cooke were empowered as ad- 
ministrators to improve the estate for the good and education of his 
daughter Mary Cooke. — County Court, Records. The supposition is 
that she was placed in the custody of John Fownell, of Charlestown, mill- 
wright, as guardian or agent, who, in 1655, sold thirteen acres of land, 
which he recovered by law from the estate of George Cooke, colonel, 
for the education of his daughter. 

Colonel Cooke's inventory, dated 8 mo. 4 da. 1652 — of all the 
estate found in New England, of Colonel George Cooke, late in Ire- 
land, deceased — names the dwelling-house at the mill, with all barns, 
outhouses, gardens, orchai'ds and twenty acres of land thereunto ad- 
joining and belonging. And also the mill-house, mill, and all things 
belonging unto it. Item, a farm in Cambridge, lying by the way to 
Concord, containing 500 acres. Item, nine acres of broken uplands 
in Charlestown fields ; and the lot of meadow and pasture by Mystic 
Pond, containing by estimation about ten acres. Among other items 
is that of " one Iron crank for the 'Sawmill " ; and " one pair of Rig- 
ging and hooks." An item specifying his indebtedness unto John 
Fownell, of Cambridge, is mentioned. Appraisers : Henry Dunster, 
Thomas Danforth, Edward Goffe. 

enclosed the land on the west of the two great ponds, called Misticke ponds, 
which the Squa- Sachem reserved for her use during her life from sale of lands 
to the towns of Charlestown and Cambridge, for the Indians to plant and hunt 
upon ; extending, in Charlestown limits, from the south side of Mr. Nowell's 
lot, near the upper end of the ponds, to the brook from Cooke's mill. The re- 
version of this Indian reservation, together with the said ponds, was conveyed 
by the Squa- Sachem to Jotham Gibbons. In 1662 it was possessed and im- 
proved by Thomas Gleison of Charlestown, and the inhabitants of Charlestown 
had proceeded to lay claim to it. See Paiff/', 382-84 ; Wyman, 203, 283, 406, 411 ; 
Midd. ReyiUry, i. 173, 4, 5, 6 ; ii. 1 ; &c. 



S . HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

In 1655 John Fownell sold to Henry Dunster, thirteen acres of the 
above laud in Charlestovvn, which he recovered by law, as we have 
already stated; being a portion of that land, which certain inhabitants 
of Charlestown, in 164G, gi-anted to Mr. Henry Dunster, President of 
the College, in Winottamy or Menotomy Field — Cambridge bounds 
one side, and Mystic Pond and River and Menotomy Brook the other 
sides. — Midd. Registry, i. 104, 5. This property is now included in 
the town of Arlington. The present Mystic street' is very near the 
former Charlestown line, which formed the eastern (or northern) boun- 
dary of Cooke's twenty acres, 1G42-1652. See Wyman's Clis. 312. 

George and Alice Cooke had in Cambridge, Elizabeth, b. 27 Mar. 
1640, died Aug. 1640; Thomas, b. 19 June 1642, died 16 Aug. 1642; 
Elizabeth, born 21 Aug. 1644, married Rev. John Quick, of St. Giles, 
€ripple-Gate, London, England; Mary, born 15 Aug. 1646, or after 
her father returned to England — of the Parish of Martin's-in-the- 
Fields, London, spinster, in 1669 — married Samuel Annesley, Esq., 
■of Westminster, P^ngland — she, Mary Annesley, formerly Mary 
Cooke, wrote letter to Edward Collins, that she had lately married a 
younger brother of her mother, Sept. 12, 1681 (court files). — See 
Paige, 397-98, 513, 623, 653; Wyman, 22, 235.^ 

Persons cutting down trees in swamp or upland on the side 
toward the "town," of the Menotomy River — the Great Swamp 
only excepted — were liable to fine in 1647; and the same for 
•cutting or taking away wood or timber on any land at Meno- 
tomy, on the side toward the " town," of the path which goeth 

^ Otherwise the ancient road to Woburn from Cambridge. Capt, Cooke and 
lOthers were appointed by the General Court to lay out the way from Cambridge 
to Woburn in 1643. This road leading from Woburn to Cambridge is described 
lon the Woburn Records, in 1646, as "leading to Cambridge mill and town" 
the one way, and to " Upstreet and Shawshin," in Woburn, the other way. In 
Woburn it was called Plain Street, from its going over the plain in the west 
side of what is now Winchester, where the same road now is. — See Sewall's 
Hist. Wob., p. 26. The laying out of this road from Woburn, and that also from 
Watertown, in 1638, show the importance of Cooke's mill to the early settlers 
of this region. 

• The History of the Reed Family, by J. W. Reed, p. 39, states, " There was a 
Dr. Samuel Read of Stafford in England, who, in 1645 (1635?), furnished one 
Cook, with funds to build a gristmill in Cambridge, Mass., and took a mortgage 
of the same. Whether this mill was on Charles River, or on a small stream 
■whicJi is in West Cambridge, I have no knowledge ; but it was a great enter- 
prise for those days, and controlled the location of highways in that section." 

The mill was certainly that belonging to Colonel George Cooke, and long 
known as Cutter's, near West Cambridge — now Arlington — Centre. And 
the stream is the same that flows from the Great Meadows in Lexington, 
through the present Arlington, into Mystic Pond, near the head of the Mystic 
River. The privilege is at present owned and occupied in Arlington by Samuel 
A. Fowlc. We have been unable to substantiate the statement of the historian 
of the Reed Family, regarding the above mortgage ; but incline to agree with 
him, that the mill was "a great enterprise for those days," and "controlled the 
location o£ highways " in this section. 



THE SECOND PRECINCT IN CAMBRIDGE. d 

from the mill to Watertown {Paige, 54) ; the Great Swamp ex- 
tended on both sides of Menotomy River (Paige, 55, note). 

Fence viewers were first elected for Menotomy fields in 1649 
(Paige, 56). The Great Swamp lying within the bounds of Cam- 
bridge, on the east side of Fresh Pond Meadow and Menotomy 
Brook, was divided into allotments by vote of the town, in 1658 
(Paige, 96). A lawsuit about fishing in Menotomy River, established 
the right of Cambridge to take fish in that river, in 1681, which privi- 
lege has remained unimpaired to the present time (Paige, 97-8). 

Edward Randolph, the " arch-enemy of the colony," attempted to 
obtain possession of seven hundred acres of land near Spy Pond, in 
1688 (Paige, 103, &c.). 

In 1656 Thomas Ross, a Scotchman, and a servant to Edward 
Winship, had liberty to mow the grass in the swamp anent the north 
end of Spy Pond (Paige, 646). 

Andrew Beard was chosen hog-reeve for Menotomy, 1692 (Paige, 
486). Jonathan Butterfield was field-driver for Menotomy fields, 
1693 (Paige, 505). Jacob Chamberlin was chosen hog-reeve for 
Menotomy, in 1695 (Paige, 506). Ofiices once of greater significance 
than at present. 

A transfer from Holden to Prentice of a large part of the Holden 
Farm, bounded south on Fresh Pond and east on Alewife Brook, 
being the former southeasterly corner of Arlington, occurred in 1729 
(Paige, 631). 

Justinian Holden had bought of Nathaniel Sparhawk's executors 
289 acres, bounded S. on Fresh Pond and E. on Alewife River, in 
1653 (Paige, 586). 

John Adams bought of Mr. Joseph Cooke (brother of Colo- 
nel George Cooke) of Stannaway, co. Essex, England, by deed 
in the seventeenth year of King Charles II., 1664, thirteen acres 
meadow and upland lying by 'Notomy River, abutting on high- 
way leading from Cambridge to Concord east; west the swamp- 
ground leading to Fresh Pond Meadow, south Menotomy River, 
north on said swamp toward Spy Pond. Edward Winship was 
attorney for Cooke, May 17, 1665. — Proprietors' Records. (See 
Paige, 513.) 

John Adams's farm, 1664, is mentioned in the Proprietors' Records, 
laid out to a farm of one hundred and seventeen acres, by him pur- 
chased of Golden Moore, and is situated on the waste lands in the 
seventh mile, bounded northeast with Widow Russell's farm purchased 
of Richard Jackson, east with Alewive meadow, south Joseph Holmes, 
west with common land, northwest with Mr. Pelham's farm ; with 
allowance for the great road or highway that leads to Concord. 
Surveyed by David Fiske, at the appointment of Lieut. Edward Win- 



10 HISTOET OF ARLINGTON. 

ship, by order of the towu, and allowance for the highway that leads 
to Matthew Bridge's farm. 

This John Adams, who was styled of "Menotomy Row in the 
Township of Cambridge," millwright, in 1677, lived in Arlington on 
the spot where the old house of Deacon John Adams formerly stood, 
near the present Railway Station at the Centre. His wife Ann is 
named as a member of the Cambridge church in a record commenced in 
1 658, and he himself was admitted a member of the same church May 18, 
1666. John and Ann Adams had, born in Cambridge, Mary, 2o Oct. 
1652; John, 1 May, 1655; Daniel, 8 Aug. 1657 (died soon); Joseph 
(baptized with the two first children, Mary and John, at Cambridge) ; 
Hannah (baptized 17 Jan. 1660), died 25 Feb. 1660; Daniel, born 12 
Aug. 1662 (baptized 14 Sept. 1662), died 14 May, 1685. A daughter 
Rebecca (older than these), bom and baptized in England, married 
Nathaniel Patten 24 Nov. 1669, and died 18 Dec. 1677 {Paige, ill; 
Newell's Carnh. Church- Gathering, 62). 

In 1697 John Adams, Senior, " millwright," conveyed the home- 
stead and adjoining lots to his son Joseph Adams, husbandman, 
''chiefly because he hath been a loving and dutiful son to me, and his 
mother, and liveth with us, and is the staff of our old age " {Midd. 
Registry, xii. 544). 

This Joseph Adams married Margaret Eames, at Cambridge, 21 
Feb. 1687-8, and died here 20 July, 1701. He was presumably the 
father of Joseph Adams, who died in Menotomy 18 Oct. 1774, aged 
86, the ancestor of the Adams Family here. — See Genealogies. 

In 1699 John Adams, Senior, and Ann Adams conveyed to William 
Patten, son of Nathaniel, Senior, ten acres, south by Menotomy 
River, south and west by John Dickson's meadow and Jonathan But- 
terfield's, southeast by said Adams, northwest by Adams's swamp, and 
northeast upon the country road (Midd. Registry, xvi. 438). WUliam 
Patten was a grandson. — Paige. 

John Adams, Senior, died in 1706, aged about 85. His will (dated 
1 June, 1706) and inventory were sworn 7 Oct. 1706. In 1714 Ann 
Adams, relict, widow of John Adams, deceased, formerly of Cam- 
bridge, and John Adams, of Sudbury, yeoman, being the sole execu- 
tors of his honored father, John Adams, aforesaid, deceased, sold four 
acres in Charlestown — the present Arlington Cemetery lot — south- 
east on highway leading from Menotomy to Medford, northeast on a 
range-way, northwest on land of William Cutter, southwest on land 
of Joseph Adams the purchaser [Midd. Registry, xvii. 59). Joseph 
Adams, the purchaser, was a grandson of John Adams, Senior, above. 

The town of Charlestown granted John Adams four acres, 3^ rods, 
in Menotomy Field, in 1658. He bought of Jonathan Bunker three 
acres in Menotomy Field, east Menotomy River, west Field, north 
Mystic River, 1677 ( Wyman, p. 6).' 

' It is probable the senior John Adams resided in Concord or Chelmsford 
previous to his removal to Cambridge. — See Shattuck Hist, Concord, p. 361, and 
Midd. Regittry Deeds, i. 192. 



THE SECOND PRECINCT IN CAMBRIDGE. 11 

In 1665 Capt. Cooke's mill-lane is named in a deed of John 
Brown, of Marlboro', to Robert Wilson, conveying his dwelling- 
house and barn with six acres of land, J. Adams east, Charles- 
town line north, Capt. Cooke's mill-lane west, William Bull 
south, Oct. 27, 1665. See Paige, 502. 

This mill-lane was a portion of the road laid out from Watertown 
line to Cooke's Mill at Menotomy in 1 638. The " mill-lane " is now 
Water street in Arlington. 

1691. Sarah Hill, relict and administratrix of Jacob Hill, late of 
Cambridge (who died 12 Dec. 1690), deeds to William Cutter, carpen" 
ter, April 10, 1691, eight acres in Cambridge; north William Cutter, 
east the highway that leads from the mill-gate to Concord Road, south 
with Concord Road, and west with land of Mr. William Manning. 
The " highway that leads from the mill-gate to Concord Road," is the 
" mill-lane," once Capt. Cooke's, now known as Water street. Wil- 
liam Cutter was the son of Richard Cutter, and the nephew of Wil- 
liam Cutter mentioned in the first paragraphs of this chapter. The 
bargain for the above eight acres was made and possession given 
" about one year now past " — " the sale being first made by said Jacob , . ^ 
Hill before his death." It is interesting to state that the original ^/ ^ 
deed is extant, as one of a parcel of old plans, deeds and will of Wil- ' ,^ 
liam Cutter, who died here 1 Api'il, 1723, in his 74th year, father of ; j* 
Richard, John, William, Samuel and Ammi Ruhamah Cutter, and .. S 
four daughters of adult age. The " mill-lane," and its relation to the 
" Great Road to Boston," are shown in a plan of William Cutter's 
lands made about 1725. 

1695. The highway to Cooke's mill, by Cutter's, was in litigation 
— specified as "from Concord Road to Capt. Cooke's Mill, now in 
possession of William Cutter." — County Court Records. 

The " Road from Cutter's Mill to Watertown " is named in the 
Proprietors' Records of Cambridge before 1720. 

In the same records mention is made, in 1 689, of Samuel Bull and 
the land adjoining his house- lot, alleging what great damage he should 
sustain, if the highway to the mill should be laid by his land, by rea- 
son of the great fall of water in winter time, which would hinder all 
passage to and from his house ; Robert Wilson's heirs' houselot ad- 
joined to said Bull, butting on Concord Road, and three poles at the 
other end next the mill; the highway to the mill being then laid 
between this land and Jacob Hill's, and is in breadth seven poles. 
Robert Wilson died probably about 1685 (Paige, 694). Samuel Bull 
was a party to the litigation of 1695.* 

1 In the plan of 1725 the millstream from the present Fowle's Mills to its outlet 
in Mystic Pond is shown under the name of " Bull's Creek." Samuel Bull sold 
twelve acres in Charlestown and Cambridge, lot late of Samuel Bull's bro.- in- 
law William Godding, Mrs. Bull's portion, bounded north Mystic Pond, west 
Mdl Brook, east Robert Wilson, south William Cutter, to Mary Bathrick, alias 
Boyce, and Samuel Godding, 1724. S. Bull brought up Mary Bdyce — hi» 



12 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

1724. "Voted that the road leading to Watertown be removed 
from the northerly to the southerly side of the land reserved for a 
buryimr-place, IMr. Jason Russell and the neighborhood thereabouts 
manifesting their desires that it might be so." — Proprietors' Records. 

The " Burying Place at Menotomy " is again mentioned in the Pro- 
prietors' Records in 1767. When it was first designated for that pur- 
pose, we have not discovered, but it is probable there were no inter- 
ments here before 1732, and very few before 173G, the date of the 
earliest gravestones. 

1G69. Mary Cooke, of the Parish of Martin's-in-the-Ficlds 

(London, England), spinster, grants a letter of attorney to Mr. 

Edward Collins, to dispose of such land as was her father's 

Colonel George Cooke's, in New England, and now belonging 

to her, April 19, 1669 {Midd. Registry, iii. 417). 

1 070. Edward Collins, of Medford, attorney of Miss Mary Cooke, 
of the Parish of Martins-in-the-Fields, to John Rolph (or Rolfe), of 
Nantucket Island in New England, planter, for £160, sells sundry 
parcels of land : viz., 600 acres in Cambridge, north by Woburn line, 
south by Herbert Pelham, Esq., east by land of Widow Russell, and 
Cambridge Commons westerly ; 20 acres ditto, north by Charlestown 
line, and common lands of Cambridge elsewhere surrounding, with all 
the buildings and fencing to the same appertaining; also 2 acres in 
Charlestown limits — the brook northerly, Cambridge line southerly; 
these sometime the possession of Colonel George Cooke, the father of 
said Mary. Sept. 27, 1670. {Midd. Registrrj, iv. 39.) 

John Rolfe was originally of Newbury, and married there Mary 
Scullard (daughter of Samuel), 4 Dec. 1656. Rolfe died suddenly at 
the house of his brother Benjamin Rolfe, at Newbury, 1 Oct. 1681, 
where he made a nuncupative will, and said he would, if he could 
write the next day, write his will, but in the meanwhile deceased be- 
fore he could finish the same. 

1681. "Granted to Widow Rolfe to make a dam above the old 
mill-pond to keep water in, for to accommodate the mill with water." 
— Proprietors' Records. 

The " old mill-pond " was at the mill established by Colonel Cooke. 
The above may be the origin of the dam at the privilege of the late Cyrus 
Cutter. 

1683. Mary Rolfe, of Cambridge, widow and administratrix of 
John Rolfe, deceased, to Richard Gardner, for £20, sells one fifth of a 
farm of 600 acres at Vine Brook in Cambridge, called Cooke's farm, 

adopted daughter, per his will, 1723, — she marrying John Bathrick, 1724. A 
lot, formerl)' of William Bull (see Wyman's C/w. 149), came to S. Bull's poa- 
session in 1704-5. Part of S. Bull's estate came into John Cutter's possession, 
1737-38; and Elizabeth Bathrick (John's dau.) sold Simon Holden another 
portion bounded north on Medford lower pond, 1745. See Wj-man's Ch$.; 
Paige's Camb. 604 ; and Goddin Family in Genealogies. 



THE SECOND PRECINCT IN CAMBRIDGE. 13 

and other lands ; he, the said Gardner, being a joint purchaser with 
her husband John Rolfe, " of a farm of 600 acres, formerly Capt. 
George Cooke's, given him by the town of Cambridge, at a place com- 
monly called Vine Brook." In consideration of the premises being 
all paid and done to the full satisfaction of her said husband in his 
lifetime, and the said Richard Gardner having no deed of conveyance 
of a one-fifth part of said farm, according to covenant while her hus- 
band lived, she conveys a portion of the above estate, Oct. 2, 1683. 
(iWidd. Registry, vtii. 402.) 

John Rolfe had born in Newbury, Mary, 2 Nov. 1658 (died 10 Dec. 
1658); Mary, 16 Jan. 1660; Rebecca, 9 Feb. 1662. — CoJ^/i, 316. 
Rebecca married William Cutter of Cambridge, son of Richard. 
Rolfe had born at Nantucket, John, 5 Mar. 1663-4; Samuel, 8 Mar. 
1665-6; Sarah, 2 Dec. 1667; Joseph, 12 Mar. 1669-70; Hannah, 
5 Feb. 1671-2.— iV: E. Hist. Gen. Reg., vii. 181, &c. John and Mary 
Rolfe had born in Cambridge, Benjamin, 1 April, 1674; Henry, 26 
Sept. 1678; Moses, 14 Oct. U^\.— Paige, 645-6. 

John Rolfe's nuncui^ative will, Oct. 1, 1681, gives his sou John 
Rolfe the land that he, the father, now lived upon in Cambridge, with 
the mill and houses upon it ; excepting one acre of land " which I 
have given unto my son William Cutter." His farm he gave to his 
other sons, to be equally divided among them, they paying legacies to 
their sisters out of the estate (the legacies to the daughters being 
according to the discretion of his overseers). The overseers he 
appointed and ordered were Richard Doell [Dole], Benjamin Rolfe, 
George Little, Francis Moore, John Gardner. Dec. 16, 1681, Sarah 
" Halle," aged 45, and Apphia Rolfe, aged 40 [wife of Benjamin and 
sister-in-law of John Rolfe], testified to being "at Benjamin Rolfe's 
hous in nube.ry that night that John Rolfe deceased," and " heard him 
declare that he had appointed and did desire his two brothers Ri. 
Do well and Benj. Rolf, and Geo. Little of nubery, and his cousin 
John Gardner of Ohorne [Woburn], and his naybor Moore to be his 
overseers, and take care of his wife and children, and settle his estate as 
they thought best, giving this reason that he was in such extremity of 
pain that he was not able to settle things himself." 

The inventory of his estate, dated Dec. 19, 1681, mentions the 
•' homeland and housing and orchard," and three quarters of the corn- 
mill and the meadow belonging to it — the meadow being in Charles- 
town bounds; also the "farm," containing 500 acres more or less. 
This was the property he bought in 1670 of Miss Mary Cooke. 

1685. John Rolfe, of Cambridge, husbandman, to William Cutter, 
" in consideration that my honored father John Rolfe, late of Cam- 
bridge, deceased, did in his lifetime give unto my loving brother-in-law 
William Cutter, of the same town, carpenter, one small piece of land 
at the west corner of his homestead to set a house on, and orchard, 
and the like ; and the homestead being devised to me John Rolfe, for 
my portion of my father's estate ; for as much as my said brother had 
no deed of the same, though put in possession by my father in his life- 
3 



14 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

time ; the overseers of my father's estate, in the division of the same, 
orilered me to give a deed hereof, unto my said brotlior William Cut- 
ter" — grants to said Cutter "one piece of land situate in the town- 
ship of Cambridge, on the west corner of the aforesaid homestead, 
containing by estimation four acres; bounded uortiieast and eastwardly 
by the rest of the land of the homestead, and south and westwardly 
by Cambridge town common, with the house that he hath built upon 
it, and part of it within a fence that said Cutter hath set up ; and the 
rest lyeth unfenced, adjoining to that which is fenced ; with the liberty 
of making a dam for the convenience of the mill near the said Cutter's 
house' ; as also a twelfth part of a sawmill uj)on Sergt. Francis Whit- 
more's land." Dated April 10, 1 085, and signed "John Rolfe and 
seal" {Midd. lieffisiri/, ix. 366). It is witnessed in part by the mark of 
Mary Rolfe, Jr.' 

1686. William Cutter to Edward Thomas, of Boston, "agent for 
Mr. William Metcalfe, of Newberry in Oxfordshire in OkbEngland," 
sells, or mortgages, the four acres, with house on same, the allowance 
for a dam, and one twelfth of a sawmill, which were formerly part of 
the estate of his father-in-law John llolfe, iu Cambridge; also niue- 

* The same liberty probably that was granted the Widow Rolfe in 1681. 

- Probably the sister of John, who was born 16 Jan. 1660. John Rolfe, Jr., 
appears to tiave removed, as did the other sons of John Rolle, to Woodbridge, 
N. J., where "John llolf" — then resident in Massachusetts — received deed of 
lands in Woodbridge from Richard Dole 27 Apr. 1685. John Rolph and Sarah 
Moores were married at Woodbridge 18 July, 1688. Theii' daughter Sarah was 
born 27 Nov. 1689. Sarah, the wife, died 4* Dec. 1689. Their daughter Sarah 
died 23 Dec. 1689. "John Rolf" Avas "ratemaker" (assessor) in 16S9. "John 
Rolph's dwelling-house" is named in the laying out of a highway 9 Feb. 1C99. 
[He was dead in 1705.] 

Samuel Rolph joined the church 3 Oct. 1710, AVoodbridge. 

Joseph Rolf was constable, 1695. Joseph Rolph was on " to■^\^l committee" 
(Avith general powers like board of selectmen) in 1705. In 1701 he was on 
committee of eleven — named as " the following influential men," to negotiate 
with Rev. Mr. Shepard for ordination as their minister. [He was millwright, 
of Woodbridge, 1705.] 

"Benjamin R()li)h's lands" are named in a description by boundaries in 1714. 
Benjamin Rolph and Margaret Ilollon (probably Holland) were married 2 Dec. 
1703. Their daughter Rebecca was born 26 Sept, 1704. Their son Benjamin, 
born 1 Jan. 1706-07. 

Henry Rolph, in Sept. 1716, unites with nine others, invitmg Rev. Mr. 
Vaughan of the Church of England, to hold services "on the Sabbath-days," 
on account of differences with Rev. Mr. Wade, so that they "cannot joyn with 
him in the worship of God, as Xtians ought to do." In 1714 Henry Rolle was 
one of the four trustees of School lands. [Harry Rolfe's lot, in Cambridge, is 
mentioned in 1712.] 

Moses Rolfe — town clerk and "Freeholders' clerk," 1712-1731 ; Justice of the 
Peace, 1714, and assessor. 1718. — See N.E.lIist. Gen. Reg., xxxi. 99. [Yeo- 
man, of Woodbridge, in 1711.] 

Long Island abounds in Rolphs descended from these New Jersey Rolphs. 

James R. Rolph, Esq., of Huntington, L. I., is descended from a Moses 
Rolph, born in Woodbridge 20 April, 1718. He was probably a son of Benja- 
min, above-named. — Memoranda from Woodbridge, N. J., Records, communicated 
by Hon. Robert S. Hale, LL.D., of Elizabcthtown, N. Y. 



THE SECOND PRECINCT IN CAMBRIDGE. 15 

teen acres, east division line Cambridge and Charlestown, north Cam- 
bridge common land, south partly by Cambridge common land and 
parti}' by land of Robert Wilson, and west by his own ; together with 
the dwelling-house, barns, out-houses, fences, orchards, gardens, &c., 
pertaining to the same; with three quarters of the corn-mill, now 
standing on said land (the " nineteen acres," &c., comprising the 
"homestead" devised to John Rolfe, Jr., in 1681); and three quarters 
of the house, stones, wheels, bills, and all other utensils and appurte- 
nances, thereunto belonging; as also three acres meadow within 
Charlestown limits, east by Jonathan Dunster, north by the mill- 
brook, south by division line between Charlestown and Cambridge, 
Dec. 27, 1G86. Mortgage discharged by the said Cutter, June 1, 
1696 {Midd. Registry, x. ;3o). 

From 1693 to 1698, William Cutter was subjected to lawsuits by 
the heirs of Colonel George Cooke, in the persons of Mr. John Quick, 
of London, and Elizabeth his wife, and Samuel Annesley, Esq., of 
London, and Mary his wife, by John Carthew, of Boston, their attor- 
ney, to recover possession of twenty acres of land in Cambridge, in- 
cluding the premises where said Cutter dwelt, a water cornmill on 
said twenty acres, and three acres meadow-land in Charlestown, being 
the real estate whereof the said George Cooke died seized. The 
twenty acres were described as bounded at this period by the land in the 
tenure of INIatthew Abdee, on the east by Woburn highway, on the 
north by Charlestown line, and on the west by a lot of land lately 
purchased by said William Cutter. The premises claimed, occupied 
by Cutter, consisted of " one messuage house, wherein said Cutter 
doth now inhabit and dwell, and of one barn, garden and orchard and 
yard thereunto belonging." The piece of meadow in the bounds of 
Charlestown had the brook northerly, Cambridge line southerly, and 
Woburn highway westerl3^ The particulars of the controversy are 
entered on the County Court Records. In the records of the Supe- 
rior Court, the suit Quick vs. Cutter appears January and July, 1696, 
also January, 1697, and January and July, 1698. 

The following deposition of Major James Convers, Esq., of Wo- 
burn. concerning the old mill has been preserved : 

" James Convers, aged about fifty-two years, being sworn, doth say. 
that he very well remembers the mill that stood upon the brook, at a 
place called Menotomy in Cambridge bounds, which mill, when it was 
in being, was called Captain Cooke's Mill. 

" I, this deponent, also do know very well, that the said mill was 
demolished a considerable time before John Ralph [Rolfe] bought 
that place, and so were the other buildings ; except some small ruins 
thereof were to be seen when said Ralph came there to live ; and the 
said John Ralph built the mill that is now there standing, and the 
house and the barn ; and the said Ralph bought the timber for the 
wheels, the irons for said mill, and the millstones, of this deponent's 
father and his uncle Josiah Convers ; and that Lieut. Matthew John- 
sou, late of Woburn, built the said mill for said Ralph ; that is to say, 



16 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

lie dill tlie millwright work thereof; and this deponent did work at the 
said mill and dwelling-house, for the aforesaid John Kalph, who paid 
him honestly for the same; and this mill and house is the same, that 
is now ill eontroversy between Mr. Cothoo [CarthewJ, attorney to 
Mr. C^uiek, and William Cutter. 

"Sworn in Court, January 28, 1090-7. Attest, Addiiigton Daven- 
port, Clerk." 

1704. William Cutter having a dam made over a brook, called 
Landing-Plaee Brook, near said William Cutter's house in Cambridge, 
otherwise ealled the INIill Urook, to raise a pond for his sawmill; he 
in that place flowed William Kussell's lands in 1703 and 1704, and 
suit was brought 1704. — Count n Court Records. 

This may be the same liberty of making a dam, conveyed to Wil- 
liam Cutter in 1685, and granted to the Widow Rolfe in 1681. The 
dam was at Cyrus Cutter's privilege. 

1718. William Cutter deeds to his son John Cutter, for helping 
and assisting to build and erect his cornmill and sawmill, standing ou 
his houselot, one fourth part of both his mills. 

1722. William Cutter by his will, dated June I, 1722, divides his 
mills then standing on his homestead among his sons Richard, John, 
William and Samuel; confirming to his son John the fourth part 
which he conveyed to him by a deed, and devising to the other three 
sons each an equal quarter. Confirmed by deeds of the sons to each 
other in 1725. 

Ammi Kuhamah Cutter, another son of AVilliam, made surveys and 
plans of his father's lands, about 1725, one showing the location of 
the "JMill-Pond, Dam and Yard," and the lands adjoining divided 
among the sons ; also of upland and meadow " lying in the bounds of 
Charlestown, in a place called Menotomy Fields," abutting on the 
" Road to Charlestown " and Menotomy River, and divided among 
the sons. 

Richard Cutter sold bis fourth of the cornmill and sawmill to John 
in 1731, and Samuel sold his fourth of the cornmill and sawmill to 
William in 1732. 

John Cutter, on March 3, 1768, sold to Jonathan Cutter, only heir 
of the last William, one half of the ancient milldam, yard and pond, 
containing two and one half acres, shown in plan of the date of about 
1725, being John's estate of inheritance in fee simple, and also the 
old mill-privilege originally belonging to Colonel George Cooke. 
Jonathan Cutter, on March 25, 1708, sold to Ammi Cutter the same 
premises, being described as " one certain ancient milldam, pond and 
yard," containing by estimation two acres and a lialf. These premises 
Ammi increased by the purchase of one and a half acres of meadow 
and upland of his father John Cutter, in 1770, immediately below the 
old milldam and yard, and now included in Fowle's lower pond ; also 
by the purchase of three and three ([uarters acres more in the same 
direction below the dam, and extending to the Woburn road, of his 
cousin Samuel Cutter, in 1778, afterward Ammi's sou's, Ijeiijamiu 



THE SECOND PRECINCT IN CAMBRIDGE. 17 

Cutter's, of Charlestown, who sold a part to Ephraim Cutter, contain- 
ing one acre and a half and 22 rods, in 1804, shown in a plan by 
Peter Tufts, Jr., dated 1803, and makes a part of Fowle's lower mill- 
pond, and the lanes formerly leading to Ephraim Cutter's mill. 
Amrai Cutter left '-one Grist Mill, with a Boll in the same," located 
on the ancient dam bought by him in 1768. which was assigned on the 
distribution of his estate, in 1795. as a part of the portion of his sixth 
son Ephraim Cutter, who built a new dixm and mill below the old one, 
about 1800. On the distribution of Ephraim Cutter's estate at his 
death in 1841, the mill and privilege fell to the possession of his sons 
Benjamin and Samuel L. Cutter. In 1850 Benjamin Cutter, of Wo- 
burn, bought of his brother Samuel Locke Cutter, the undivided half 
of the mill and lands, which they had owned in common. The 
premises are now the property of Dr. Benjamin Cutter's son-in-law 
Samuel A. Fowle. 

In 1743, John Cutter, above, sold to John Cutter, Jr., land joining 
on the country road to Lexington, William Russell's land being west, 
the land extending east on said road sixty rods, and the northeasterly 
corner of the land being at foot of hill near an old dam. On the dis- 
tribution of the elder John Cutter's estate, in 1776, the "half of an 
old sawmill " was set off to the above John Cutter, Jr., eldest son of 
the said John, deceased. The second John Cutter, in 1790, sold to 
Stephen Cutter, miller, lands including the home-lot and Hill's lot, 
bounded south on Concord road, together with house and barn, saw 
and gristmills, and all other buildings on said land {Midd. Registry, 
cii. 176). In 1827 Mary Cutter, the widow of Stephen Cutter, 
granted land to the Baptist Society for the erection thereon of a 
meeting-house, with the privilege of using so much of the mill-pond 
as necessary for the ordinance of baptism. The old way to Cyrus 
Cutter's dam from the main road is mentioned in town records in 
1836. Cyrus Cutter bought the premises on Feb. 26, 1836, of Eli 
Eobbins, who had bought the same of Mrs. Mary Cutter on April 30, 
1835, being described in the deed to Cyrus Cutter, as "a certain mill- 
site, mill-privilege and water course," with land, &c. 

Another mill-privilege above these on the same stream was that 
which Thomas Cutter and others, co-heirs of Gershom Cutter, to the 
same Stephen Cutter, quitclaimed their interest in 1778 ; .described as 
" a certain gristmill in Cambridge, with all and singular the dam, 
flooms, mill-pond," &c. Stephen Cutter, miller, sold the above pro- 
perty and other lands to Ichabod Fessendeu, miller, in 1795, specifying 
a house, barn and gristmill, dams, flooms, &c. {Midd. Registry, cxxv. 
27, 28). This property was sold by Ichabod Fessenden to John Perry 
and Stephen Locke, millers, in 1809, with all buildings, the gristmill 
and privileges, dams, flooms, mill-ponds, &c. [Midd. Reg. clxxxii. 256, 
&c.). The privilege is now the property of Charles Schwamb. 

Gershom Cutter, who died in 1807, probably erected a mill on the 
privilege next east of this, and nearly opposite the old upper school- 
house, for turning and grinding edgetools, where his son Aaron Cutter 
2* 



18 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

had a mill previous to 1817. The privilege is now the property of 
Theodore Sehwamb. 

In 1805 Abuer Stearns, of Billerica, boiiuht land here of Ephraim 
Cooke, victualler, which Stearns, in 1808, sold to John Tufts, with a 
wool-factory thereon and machinery, and established himself on the 
site since Schouler's. Tufts sold these premises to Ezra Trull, of 
Boston, in 1817, with a mill thereon, and a raceway through land of 
heirs of P^dward Blackington. " He also conveyed to Trull, at same 
time, land occupied as a millpond on Baptist meeting-house lane, being 
l)art of the laud bounded south on Concord road, and south and west 
on Baptist meeting-house property and lane, which John Tufts bought 
of Ephraim Cooke in 18O0. A lane or road led to the mills formerly 
known as the " Tufts mills." The mills were destroyed by fire about 
1831. Ezra Trull sold the premises to Cyrus Cutter, in 1831, with a 
mill-site thereon, " where the mills formerly known by the name of 
the Tufts mills stood, previous to the fire which destroyed said mills." 
Cyrus Cutter granted the above as a lease-hold estate for mill pur- 
poses, to "William Welch and Charles Griffiths, both of Boston, saw- 
makers, and Charles Reeves, of West Cambridge, filecutter, in 1832, 
with buildings thereon standing, raceway through Blackington's land, 
&c. The lane by the " saw-factory " was laid out as a town way in 1840. 

Abuer Stearns's first business was that of wool-carding, to which he 
added a gristmill, afterward used for grinding yellow ochre for paint. 
In 1810 or 1811, he erected a large building on the site since Schou- 
ler's, in which he had a fulling-mill and a spinning machine of 72 
spindles, in 1812. The yarn spun was taken elsewhere and made into 
broadcloth. The peace of 1815 broke up the business, owing to the 
excessive importation of British cloths. Stearns left West Cambridge 
in 1816, and was of Bedford in 1817. Abner Stearns, of Billerica, 
gentleman, sold to James Schouler, of Lynn, calico-printer.' land in 
West Cambridge, with dwelling-house, factory and other buildings, 
with a mill-site and mill-privileges, known by the name of the 
" Stearns Factory," on March G, 1832. 

A mill about to be erected by Ichabod Fessenden in 1816 was that 
at the privilege now the property of J. C. liobbs. Samuel Lewis, of 
Dedham, bought of Stephen Robbins land with water-mill and dwell- 
ing-house in West Cambridge, 1839.* 

Turning again to PaigCj wc find tliat in Nov. 1675, John 
Adams (a resident of Menotomy) was impressed as a trooper, 



^ James Schouler, born in Scotland 13 July, 1786, died Westchester, X. Y., 
24 Feb. 1864, aged 77; Maroaret C, wife of same, died 24 July, 1851, aged 63 
— gravestones Arlington. Father of Adjutant- General William Schouler and 
of John Schouler. selectman 1844-46, 1853, 1874-77, representative, 18.36. 

2 The mill below the Wear Bridge in the ^lystic lliver on the Menotomy side 
was embraced in a conveyance by Josejjh Prout to Jonathan Dunster, 1710. 
Edward Collins sold the same in 1660. Collins bought of Thomas Broughton, 
1669. See Wyman's Clis., 136, 312; Brooks's Medford, 393, 506. 



THE SECOND PRECINCT IN CAMBRIDGE. 19 

or cavalry-man (p. 398); on Nov. 26, 1675, Gershom Cutter 
(brother of William, and a Menotomy resident) was impressed 
with others from Cambridge, for service in Philip's or the Nar- 
i'agansett War (p. 399); the names of several private soldiers 
who served in this war, some of whom w^ere probably from 
^ilenotomy, are given (Pa/(/e, 399) ; for instance: Matthew 
Abdy, Thomas Batherick, Sunuiel Buck, Samuel Bull, Jonatlian 
Dunster, Justinian Holden, Jason Russell, William Russell, Ger- 
shom Swan, John Wellington. 

A list of taxpayers in Menotomy, from a Cambridge list of persons 
and estates, taken in the month of August, 1 688, given by Paige, 
442-43, &c., furnishes the following names of persons who resided 
and had estate here at that date, and of some who had estate here, 
but were not resident. The names of those taxed for person 
and estate are Matthew Abdee, or Abdy, John Adams, Samuel 
Buck, Richard Cutter and his sons William, Gershom and Na- 
thaniel Cutter, William Dickson and John Dickson, Jonathan Duns- 
ter (persoH and doom), James Hubbard, Israel Mead, Nathaniel 
Patten, Joseph Russell and his brothers William and Jason Russell, 
Jonathan Saunders, John Wellington, Edward Winship and Joseph 
Winsliip (sons of Lieut. Edward \Vinship). Those persons taxed for 
estate here only, were Thomas Hall, Justinian Holden, and Lieut. 
Edward Winship. 

Sketches of all the above persons are given in the Genealogical 
Register of Paige's History. 

1693. The town granted Menotomy people a quarter of an 
acre of land, upon their common, near Jason Russell's house, 
near the higlnvay, for the acconnnodation of a school-house 
[Paige, 373). 

Some entries from the Proprietors' Records of Cambridge are here 
inserted, to show a few transactions of interest relating to this jjart of 
the town. 

IGS'J. The names of the inhabitants who are not jiroprietors, who 
have granted to them lands at Menotomy: Abraham Watson, John 
Dickson, Samuel Cooke, Philip Cooke, Josei^li Adams, Gershom Cut- 
ter, William Cutter, Jonathan Dunster. 

Miiiistrg Lot, 1689. Forty acres for the ministry, bounded Con- 
cord Road northeast, the small farms northwest, common land yet undi- 
vided southwest, last range of lots, &c., southeast. 

Jason Russell bought Mr. Pelham's lot of twenty acres in the first 
Division of the Rocks, and fenced the same for his particular improve- 
ment, 1G89. 



20 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

William Russell having bought a lot laid out to Nathaniel Hancock; 
also a lot laid out to Owen Warland ; with a lot laid out to his mother, 
the Widow Hall, he desired to make particular imj^rovement, and ap- 
jilied, &c., 168'J ( ?). To the same, liberty to enclose a lot he possessed, 
laid out to John Sawtelle, was granted, 1694-5. William Russell sur- 
vived his brother Jason Russell, and died at Menotomy, May 17, 
1744, aged 89. — Paige, 647. 

Sheds. Edward Winship, William Russell, Jason Russell, William 
Cutter, Joseph Winship, Samuel Kidder, Nathaniel Patten and John 
Dickson granted liberty for the erecting of a conveniency (against the 
college fence, northward of our Meeting-House) for the standing of 
their horses on Sabbath-days, 1703. This was the meeting-house of 
the First Parish at Old Cambridge, where the above persons, mostly 
residents of Menotomy, then worshipped. 

Allotments on the north side of Menotomy River and at " Mills 
Ware," were made to citizens, 1707. Among whom were Mrs. Cor- 
let, AVilliam Patten, Jason Russell, Gershom Cutter, John Dickson, 
Samuel Bull, R. Cutter, Solomon Pi'entice, Jonathan Dunster, Col- 
lege, Samuel Buck, Philip Cooke, «&;c. Sept. 2, 1715, William Cutter 
bought of his cousin Mrs. Champney (daughter of Mrs. Corlet), five 
acres in Cambridge, bounded north on a highway to a place called 
"Mills Ware" {Midd. Registry, xx. 156). "Mills Weares" are 
named in the town i-ecords of West Cambridge as late as 1811. 

1724. Request of Jason Russell and others, that way may be 
stated from Thomas Fillebrown's to Spy Pond, and so to way to "Mills 
Weare." This Jason Russell was grandfather of that Jason Russell 
who was killed by the British troops on April 19, 1775. The senior 
Jason Russell died about 1736. — Paige, 647. 

A. D. 1825. The Proprietors' Records of Cambridge mention the 
grant to Inhabitants of West Cambridge, of all the land within that 
town, which belonged to the Proprietors of Cambridge before the 
separation of the two towns. 



THE SECOND PRECINCT IN CAMBRIDGE. 21 

III. 

HISTORY 0F THE PRECINCT. 

1732. Iq 1732 the inhabitants of the nor#westerly part of 
Cambridge were by an act of the legislature formed into a dis- 
tinct and separate Precinct. The particulars of this transaction, 
as far as relate to the proceedings of the State, are already 
given. The Cambridge Northwest Precinct Book, containing 
the record of votes and orders, which passed in the said Pre- 
cinct, since the 28th of Dec. 1732, at which time the same was 
set off by the Great and General Court, has the record of the 
first meeting of the freeholders and inhabitants of the precinct, 
warned by warrant of William Brattle, Esq., and held Jan. 29, 
1732-3, at the school-house within the said precinct. At this 
meeting John Cutter was chosen moderator, and John Cutter, 
the same individual, was chosen Precinct clerk, and sworn to the 
faithful discharge of the duties of that office. Joseph Adams, 
Henry Dunster, James Cutler, Ephraim Frost, and Jonathan 
Butterfield, Jr., were chosen a committee to assist in calling 
meetings. 

At a second meeting of the freeholders and inhabitants, on 
Mar. 5, 1732-3, Henry Dunster, James Cutler, Ephraim Frost, 
Joseph Adams and Jonathan Butterfield, Jr., were chosen the 
prudential committee of the Precinct, the ensuing year. Eph- 
raim Frost, Joseph Adams and Jonathan Butterfield, Jr., were 
chosen assessors. John Winship was chosen collector of the 
Precinct, and John Fillebrown, treasurer. At this meeting it 
was put to vote " whether our inhabitants would desire our 
neighbors in the adjacent part of Charles town to join with us in 
settling the gospel ministry among us; "and it passed in the 
affirmative, and arrangements were made accordingly. At a 
third meeting (April 16, 1733) a committee was chosen to pro- 
vide for preaching for six months after May 1, and ninety 
pounds were to be raised for support of preaching for one year. 
An attempt was connnenced which lasted many years to secure 
their portion iu the ministerial privileges of the mother town. 



22 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

Early measures, also, were taken to build a meeting-house 
(July 10, 1733), and the parcel of land lying between Mr. Jason 
Russell's pasture and Ebenezer Swan's field, which was reserved 
out of the commons for a burying-place, was selected as the 
most convenient*|)lace for the meeting-house to stand, and near 
the northeasterly corner of the same. The sum of three hun- 
dred pounds was raised by vote (Sept. 17, 1733) for defraying 
the charge of building a meeting-house in this Precinct; the 
structure to be 46 feet long and 36 feet wide, and 24 feet upon 
the post between the joists ; also to have a suitable belfry. A 
building committee of five was chosen, viz., James Cutler, Jolni 
Cutter, Ephraim Frost, Henry Dunster and Jonatiian Butterfield, 
Jr. At this date Francis Locke, Jonathan Gates* and Josiah 
Robbins were chosen a committee to provide for a reading and 
writing school iu the Precinct. 

The following Charlestown inhabitants entered into agree- 
ment on Oct. 8, 1733, to assist in building the meeting-house, 
"near Mr. Joseph Adams's," on land "which hath been left for 
a burying-place;" and also for settling and supporting preach- 
ing in the Precinct; viz., Samuel Cutter, George Cutter, Samuel 
Godding, Joseph Russell, William Dickson, Philip Carteret and 
David Dunster. 

1733. On April 1, this year, the venerable Rev. John Han- 
cock of Lexington, and grandfather of the celebrated Gov. John 
Hancock, baptized Thomas Osborn ; "and this was the first 
child baptized in the congregation at the school-house at Menot- 
omy." This congregation had probably first united to spend a 
part of the evening j^f the Lord's day in worship in this place 
(Sermon by Rev. S. Cooke in 1772). The origin of the school- 
house was probably as follows: At Cambridge, Jan. 16, 1692-3, 
^' it was voted whether the town would give to Menotoray people 
a quarter of an acre of land upon our common, near Jason Rus- 
sell's house, near the highway, for the accommodation of a 
school-house ; and it was voted on the affirmative, so long as it 
was improved for that use, and no longer." — Paige. 

^ See Paige's Camh. 558, and Wyman's Charlestown, 403. He removed to 
Worcester. 



THE SECOND PRECINCT IN CAIMBRIDGE. 23 

1734. The first meeting-house was built. The area of the 
building was 50 by 40 feet (Rev. Dr. Fiske), and it stood just 
seventy years. See dimensions given under 1732, The Pre- 
cinct by vote authorized that there be seventeen pews in the 
meeting-house besides the ministerial i)ew, which was next the 
pulpit-stairs, but allowed no more. The holders of pew-lots on 
Sept. 2, 1734, were Rev. John Whiting, John Cutter, Henry 
Dunster, Jason Russell, Ephraim Frost, James Cutler, Joseph 
Adams, Jonathan Butterfield, Joseph Winship, Rev. Nathaniel 
Appleton, Abraham Hill, John Swan, Joseph Russell, William 
Dickson, Samuel Cutter, and John Wiuship. 

Mar. 4, 1733-4, the standing committee were authorized to 
provide preaching. A Mr. Smith was preaching here in 1734; 
possibly Rev. William Smith, H. U. 1725, who inherited a farm 
in this vicinity, and who was settled pastor of the First Church 
in Weymouth, 1734. His estate in this neighborhood was 
taxed in 1727 and 1736. See Wyman's Qharlestown^ 874-5. 
He was father-in-law of President John Adams. Rev. John 
Whiting mentioned in this year, like Dr. Appleton, may have 
been a proprietor of lands in the Precinct only, and non-resident.^ 

May 1, 1734, one hundred pounds was granted by vote to 
support preaching the present year. 

A gift of fifty pounds from various individuals in 1734 was 
made toward building the meeting-house. . Capt. Samuel Hend, 
ley, named on records here in 1733, gave fifteen pounds of this 
amount; — a forgotten benefactor of the Precinct.^ 

1735. On the first day of Feb. 1735, the first meeting-house 
of the Precinct was "opened and consecrated." On April 13, 
1735, the Rev. John Hancock records, "I baptized at 'Notomy 
Mercy Osborn." 

As the Rev. Mr. Appleton, minister of Cambridge First Par- 
ish, had previously by vote of the inhabitants of this Precinct, 
been desired " to preach with us on the first Sabbath in Febru- 

^ Thomas "Whittemore's intention to fence land belonging to Mr. John Whit- 
ing, by Cambridge Rocks, mentioned, 1702-3. — Proprietors' Records. Ilev. John 
"VVhiting, of Concord, is mentioned in same records, 1767. 

^ For sketch of Hendley and descendants, see Wyman's Charlestown Gene- 
alogies and Estates, pp. 493, 494.' A Avealthy family. 



24 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

ary 1734-5," we may presume he presided over the exercises at 
the dedication of the first meeting-house of his former parish- 
ioners in this Precinct. Wednesday, Oct. 8, 1 735, was set 
apart "as a day of fasting and prayer to seek the Divine assist- 
ance and direction in the important affair of settling an ortho- 
dox minister of the gospel in this Precinct," and the Rev. Mr. 
Hancock, Mr. Appleton, Mr. Storer and Mr. Turell, the neigh- 
boring ministers,' were desired to assist in carrying on the pub- 
lic exercises of the day. 

1736. Aug. 3, 1736, Mr. Thomas Skinner was chosen minis- 
ter and provision made for his settlement for life. But some 
dissent to the choice arising, and his answer containing several 
articles which were passed in the negative, the matter went no 
further. Thomas Skinner, H. U. 1732, was afterward minister 
at Colchester, Conn. His father rented the Ten Hills Farm, 
now in Somerville, about 1737. See Wyman's Charlestown, 869. 

The members for Menotomy of a particular and peculiar committee 
of Dr. Appleton's church, in 1736, were John Cutter and Ephraim 
Frost. See Paige, 297, &c. 

1737. On Jan. 2, 1736-7, the Rev. John Hancock baptized 
at 'Notomy, Amos Winship and Hannah Robbins. 

May 16, 1737, the town granted XI 2 for the support of win- 
ter schools in this Precinct. — Paige. 

On Mar. 25, 1737, a meeting was adjourned from the school- 
house to the meeting-house to hear advice of neighboring minis- 
ters with respect to settling a minister here. As the result of 
this advice Mr. Joseph Gardner was chosen minister on May 27, 
1737, but after some extended negotiations which came to 
nothing, he sent a final and negative answer. Joseph Gardner, 
H. U. 1732, was afterward settled in the ministry at Newport.^ 

^ Hancock. Lexington ; Appleton, First Parish, Cambridge ; Storer, Water- 
town ; Turell, Medford. 

2 Mr. John Langdon Sibley of Harvard University furnishes the following 
note: Joseph Gardner of 13ath, H. U. 1732, on May 15, 1740, was settled col- 
league pastor with Rev. Nathaniel Clap of Newport, R. I., and dismissed June 
10, 1743 ; " was justice of the common pleas for Suffolk ; " died at Bath, April 3, 
1806, aged 92. Mr. Helyer succeeded Mr. Gardner as colleague with Mr. Clap. 
See A'. E, Hist. Gen. Reg., vol. xv. pp. 66 and 234. He was "brother- in -law of 
Rev. Joshua Gee. See also Clai^p Memorial, p. 204. 



THE SECOND PRECINCT IN CAMBRIDGE. 25 

1738. An attempt having again been made in the latter part 
of 1737 to ask the advice of the neighboring clergy with respect 
to settling a minister, on Feb. 21, 1737-8, Mr. Daniel Rogers 
was chosen minister. The result was unsuccessful.' 

Hence early in the following year, Wednesday, Mar, 21, 
1738-9, was set apart for a day of fast, and Rev. Messrs. Han- 
cock, Appleton, Storer and Turell were again desired to assist 
with counsel, advice, &c. Mr. Thomas Prentice was therefore 
chosen minister (April 23, 1739) by unanimous vote, and his 
answer desired with convenient speed; but it was a negative 
one,' and hence on May 21, 1739, the day Mr. Prentice's 
answer was publicly read, Mr. Cooke was unanimously chosen 
minister. 

1739. The organization of the church was accomplished. 
The particulars are found in "A Church Book given to the Sec- 
ond Church in Cambridge by Sam'l Cooke, Pastor." 

1739, .May 21, The Second Precinct in Cambridge made choice of 
Mr. Sam'l Cooke for their Pastor. 

July 2. Mr. Cooke accepted of tlieir invitation to the work of the 
Gospel ministry. 

Sept. 9 (being Lord's day). A Church was gathered in this pre- 
cinct by the Rev. Mr. John Hancock of Lexington, the members of it 
having first at their request obtained a regular dismission from the sev- 
eral churches to which they belonged and a recommendation to the 
good work of imbodying in a church state in this place. The follow- 
ing Covenant was solemnly entered into by the several members, 
being publickly read, and subscribed by the males, the females giving 
their consent by standing up, as their names were called. 

The Church Covenant. 

"We, whose names are underwritten, apprehending ourselves to be 
called of God to gather into a church state, or into a christian society 
for mutual conMaonion, and for the regular settlement of the ordL 



^ Rev. Daniel Rogers, of Littleton (H. U. 1725), is named in the Proprietors' 
Records of Cambridge, in 1767. 

2 The Rev. Thomas Prentice, H. U. 1726, was installed minister at Charles - 
town, 1739. He was a native of Cambridge, and was first settled at Arundel, 
now Kennebunk, Maine. He received three invitations for settlement on his re- 
tui'n to Cambridge, — from the New North Church, Boston, from Menotomy, and 
from Charlestown, the last of which he accepted, and the same day declined the 
other two (Budington, Hist. First Ch, Charlestoion, 234). See Wyman's CAs, 
774 ^ Paige's Camb. 632. 

4 



26 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

nances of Christ amongst us ; Do in a liumMe sense of our un worthi- 
ness of such a favour and unfitness for such a service, knowing our 
liableness to err and our proneness to backslide, and renouncing all 
confidence in ourselves and resting on the Lord Jesus Chnst the Head 
of the Church for help and grace, — Covenant befo''e God and with 
one another in manner following : (viz.) 

I. We receive the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, 
as given by inspiration of God, and as the only sui-e and sufl^icient 
Rule of faith and practice. Declaring and promising that by the help 
of Divine Grace We Do and Will endeavour at all times to regulate 
our faith and our conduct of ourselves, both towards God and towards 
one another, according to what we find taught and revealed therein. 

II. We recognize the Covenant of Grace, that we in a publick 
and solemn manner entered into, humbly imploring the pardoning 
mercy of God, through the blood of Christ, for all our violations there- 
of ; and do, renewedly, give up ourselves to God through the media- 
tor, devoting ourselves to his fear and service, depending upon his 
power and grace for all the assistance we need, and promising by the 
help of the Divine Spirit, to order our conversation so as will adorn 
the Doctrine of God our Saviour in all things. 

III. We do likewise now give up ourselves to one another in the 
Lord, resolving by his help to treat each other as fellow members of 
one body in brotherly love and holy watchfulness, for mutual edifica- 
tion ; and to subject ourselves to all the holy administrations ajipointed 
by him who is the head of the Church, dispensed according to the 
rules of the Gospel; and to give our constant attendance on all the 
public ordinances of Christ, walking orderly as becometh Saints. 

IV. We acknowledge our posterity to be included with us in the 
Gospel Covenant, and blessing God for so rich a favour, Do promise 
to bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord, and to 
acknowledge and treat them in their covenant according to the Rules 
of the Gospel. 

V. Furthermore, we promise our utmost care and diligent endea- 
vour to have all such offices and officers as Christ has appointed for 
the edification of his church settled and continued amongst us ; and 
that we will do our duty faithfully for their maintenance and encour- 
agement, and carry it towards them with that respect and honour that 
becometh us. 

VI. Finally we acknowledge and promise to preserve communion 
with the faithful chui'ches of Christ, for giving and receiving mutual 
counsel and assistance, in all cases that may call for it; Declaring that 
according to our light and understanding we are of the same princi- 
ples for substance with the churches of New England ]-especting their 
doctrines and their government, and that we will endeavour to preserve 
the faith and the order of the Gospel among us. 

Now the good Lord be merciful to us, and as he hath put it into our 
hearts thus to devote ourselves to him, let him pity and pardon our 
frailties, humble us out of all carnal confidence, and keep these things 



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27 



forever upon our hearts, to his own glory and our present peace & com- 
fort and our future and eternal happiness, through Jesus Christ, to 
whom be glory forever and ever. Amen. 
Subscribed by — 

Sam'l Cooke, Pastor 



William Russell 
Ebenezer Swan 
Jonathan Butterfield 
Ephraim Frost 
Joseph Adams 
John Cutter 
William Winship 
John Winship 
Joseph Winship 
Henry Dunster 
William Dickson 
Ebenezer Prentice 
Ephraim Fr.ost, jr. 
Joseph Adams, jr. 

The females were — 

Elisabeth wife of 

Ruth " " 

Mary " " 

Martha " " 

Chary " " 

Sarah " " 
Sarah Cook, widow 

Sarah wife of 

Mehitable " " 

Elisabeth " " 

Elisabeth " " 

Alice " " 

Elisabeth " " 

Lydia " " 

Rachel " " 

Anne " " 

Mary " " 

Hannah *' " 

Elisabeth " " 

Ruth " « 
Anne Cutter, widow 

Sarah wife of 

Sarah " " 

Elisabeth " " 
Elisabeth Cutter, widow 

Mary wife of 



John Fillebrown 
John Williams 
John Swan 
Francis Locke 
Thomas Wellington 
Thomfi,s Frost 
Jonathan Butterfield, jr. 
William Cutter 
Thomas Hall 
Joseph Russell 
Josiah Robbins 
Thomas Williams 
Waliei" Russell, jr. 
Samuel Frost 
Wm. Withino-ion 30 



Ebenezer Swan 
Jonathan Butterfield 
John Williams 
Henry Dunster 
Thos. Wellington 
Ephi-aim Frost 

Abraham Hill 
Gersbom Cutler 
Francis Locke 
Walter Russell 
James Cutler 
John Swan 
John Cutter 
Joseph Adams 
William Cutter 
Thomas Frost 
Jason Winship 
John Winship 
Wm. Dickson 
Anna Fessenden, widow 
Andrew Wilson 
Edward Russell 
Philip Carteret 

Joseph Russell 



28 



HISTOEY OF ARLINGTON. 



Anna wife of 


Joseph Winship 


Lydia " " 


Seth Reed 


Patience " " 


Thomas Hall 


Anna " " 


Gershom Cutter, jr. 


Martha " " 


John Wilson 


Mercy Perry, widow 




Jane wife of 


George Cutter 


Ruth " " 


Wm. Robbins 


Sarah " " 


Josiah Robbins 


Deborah " " 


Joseph Robbins 


Sarah " " 


Sam'l Smith 


Sarah " " 


Eben'r Prentice 


Rachel " " 


Jonathan Butterfield, jr. 


Mary " " 


John Butterfield 


Rebecca " " 


Zacheriah Hill 


Sarah " " 


Thomas Williams 


Sarah " " 


Moses Harrington 


Abigail " " 


James Cutler, jr. 


Mary " " 


Eph'm Frost, jr. 


Mary daugliter of 


Eben'r Swan 


Elisabeth " " 


Francis Locke 


Deborali Chrissen 




Rebecca daughter of 


Joseph Adams 


Martha " " 


Eph'm Frost 


Abigail 


John Cutter 


Elisabeth " " 


John Winship 




53. Total, 83, 


Some Memoranda from the Church Records of N. W. Precinct, 



Cambridge. 

1739, Sept. 12. Mr, Samuel Cooke was ordained Pastor of this 
church and congregation. The first church in Cambridge, this town, 
and the Churches of Lexington, Medford and Watertown assisted in 
that solemnity. 

Nov. 17. Messrs. John Cutter & John Winship -wqyq unanimously 
chosen Deacons of this Church and accepted soon after. At the same 
meeting Messrs. William Russell, Henry Dunster, Ephraim Frost, 
Jonathan Butterfield, jr., and the Pastor were chosen to wait upon the 
Rev. Mr. Appleton & the 1st Church in this Town, for their advice 
& assistance in procuring utensils for our communion table ; and to 
endeavour an adjustment with them of the utensils supposed to belong 
in common to the Churches in Cambridge. 

Dec. 2. At a meeting of this church. The Brethren understanding 
that the First Church in this Town had agreed to give us twenty-five 
pounds (old tenor) out of the Church Stock towards furnishing our 
communion table, Voted, — That the two Deacons be appointed to 
wait upon said first Church to receive said money for the purpose 
abovesaid. 

Dec. 4. The Deacons received said £25. 



THE SECOND PKECINCT IN CAMBEIDGE. 29 

Dec. 7tli. Voted by this Church, that their Pastor & Deacons be 
appointed to give the thanks of this Church to the first Church in 
Cambridge, for their respect and kindness to us, in giving twenty-five 
pounds towards procuring utensils for our communion table ; and also 
to Mrs. Rebecca Whitmore of Medford, who gave six pounds for the 
same use.' 

The Rev. Samuel Cooke, who was a native of Hadley, born 
January 11, 1709, in an autobiographical account in 1778, writes : 

I began to learn Latin in 1720, but being then the only son I was 
called off to the farm till a brother, born almost out of season, and 
growing, allowed me to resume my study in the year 1729. I entered 
Harvard College in 1731 — had my first degree, 1735 — kept school part 
of a year at Roxbury — one year and a part was in the College But- 
tery — Nov. 1737, went to Col. Royall's, Medford, for a year to instruct 
his son — and in 1738 returned to College. I then preached six months 
at Marlborough,* and six at Roxbury and IMenotomy. In May, 1739, 
I received a call to settle in the ministry in this place. In July I gave 
my answer, and on September 12, 1739, I was ordained the first min- 
ister of this Second Precinct in Cambridge. 

The Church was gathered the preceding Sabbath by the Rev. John 
Hancock, of Lexington, and consisted of eighty-three members — 
eighty of which were from the Cambridge Church, and three had be- 
longed to other churches. I boarded the first year in the family of 
Mr. Joseph Adams, at 10s. per week — silver being then 26s. per ounce. 

The terms of Mr. Cooke's settlement were two hundred and 
sixty pounds, and one hundred and ninety pounds salary, in the 
depreciated currency of the time. One hundred and thirty 
pounds of the settlement money were to be paid six months 
after his ordination, and the remainder at the end of one year 
after his ordination. William Russell, John Fillebrown, Henry 
Punster and John Winship were a committee to wait on Mr. 
Cooke, and desire his answer. In order to receive it at the meet- 
ing-house, an adjournment of four weeks was effected. 

His answer, recorded in the Precinct Book, was as follows : 

Cambridge, June 30, 1739. 
Gentlemen: 

Upon deliberate consideration of your invitation to the work of the 
ministry among you, I have determined to accept it; taking it for 

* " On this occasion, the First Church in Cambridge voted, that £25 be given, 
out of tlie Church Stock to the Second Church in Cambridge, to furnish their 
communion table in a decent manner." — Holmes, quoted by Faige. 

" See Hudson's Marlborough, 126, for mention of him. 

4* 



30 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

granted that you will always make proper allowance if our paper 
money should continue falling, as it hath done for years past ; also 
depending iipon the kindness commonly shown to ministers, particu- 
larly as to building and firewood. 

So, gentlemen, relying upon the Divine Grace for support and 
assistance, and recommending you and all your affairs to the Divine 
conduct, 

I remain, your sincere friend and servant, 

Samuel Cooke, 

To the Inhabitants of the Northwest Precinct in Cambridge. 
To be communicated. 

Aug. 24, 1739, William Russell, John Fillebrown and Jona- 
than Butterfield were chosen a committee to sign letters to the 
neighboring churches in order to Mr, Cooke's ordination. 

Dec. 12, 1739, it was voted Mr. Cooke's salary shall begin 
on the 1st day of July, 1739, 

After the settlement of Mr. Cooke, the affairs of the Pre- 
cinct were very uniform, and little was entered on record for 
many years besides the choice of officers and the necessary rou- 
tine business. 

In the library of the Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston, is 
preserved a copy of the pamphlet, title-page of which is as follows : 

" Ministers should Carefully avoid giving Offence in any Thing. — 
Inculcated in a Sermon Preached at Cambridge, September 12, 1739, 
when the Reverend Mr. Samuel Cooke was ordained Pastor of a 
Church of Christ newly gathered in that Part of the Town called 
Menotomy. — By Ebenezer Turell, A. M., Pastor of the Church in 
Medford. — 1 Tim. iii. 2. A Bishop must be blameless. 1 Cor. x. 32. 
Give no offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the 
Church of God. — Boston : Printed by J. Draper, for J. Edwards in 
CornhiU. MDCCXL." Text, 2 Cor, vi, 3, Pp, 29, 

1740. Among some remarks found in Rev, Sam'l Cooke's 
diary is the following: " 1740, Jan, 27. Preached twice — Heb. 
11 : 6=z;cspe/e — conversed with Mr. Ammi R. Cutter." 

This was the noted Ammi R. Cutter, youngest brother of Dea. 
John Cutter, baptized at Cambridge, May 6, 1705, a graduate of Har- 
vard College 1725, first settled minister of North Yarmouth (in 
Maine) 1730 to 1735, afterward a physician and keeper of a trading- 
house for the Indians, and captain in the Massachusetts forces at Cajje 
Breton in 1745, where he died in the military service in 1746. 



THE SECOND PRECINCT IN CAMBRIDGE. 31 

April 20, 1740, Jason Russell was admitted to full communion 
by this cliurcli. He was one of the earliest members tlius ad- 
mitted, and was the same Jason Russell who was killed by the 
British here on April 19, 1775. Mr. Cooke, the minister, in 
his autobiography, writes : '-On May 12, 1710,1 bought one 
acre of ground of Mr. Jason Russell for house, which was 
raised July 17, at the expense of the people; the frame being 
given, and the cellar and well dug and stoned gratis, and the 
boards and shingles carted from Sudbury and Billerica free of 
charge to me." 

" Probably about 1740, common snakes were so abundant and an- 
noying, that the farmers met, and appointed a day for a general snake- 
Imut and extermination." — Letter of Mr. John Brooks Russell} 

1741. Some remarks found in Rev. Samuel Cooke's diary 
for January in this year are interesting : 

1741, Jan. 17. Preached twice from Gen. 32: 2G. In the evening 
to a company of young men at the house of Dea. Cutter from Eccl. 
11:1 — present : mul tis. 

1741, Jan. 20. — Vesp. walked to Cambridge and visited Messrs. 
Marsh and Mayhew. and Hon. Pres. and Rev. D.D. Wigglesworth, 
where I supped and slept with Rev. D. Porter. 21st, walked to Bos- 
ton and heard Rev. D.D. Colman, from James 2:5; dined with Mr. 
Allen, visited Mr. Jennings, Thayer, Rev. D. Chauncey and D. Eliot, 
where I stopt. 22d. Dined with Mr. Allen, visited Mr. Taylor, heard 
D.D. Sewall ex. Act. 17:30 — and slept at INIr. Allen's. 23d, visited 
Mr. Eliot, llurd, &c., then to Cambridge, and called on Mr. jMarsh 
and ]Mayhew, D.D. AYigg, and Rev. Mr. Appleton, where I dined. 
After, I returned home in company at night with Mr. Edv. Elynt. 
24, Mr. Flynt preached twice, ex Philip, 2: 12 and 13: and P.M., ex 
Ps. 19:11. 

Jan. 31. — The winter has been hitherto moderate, but little snow, 
the ground now bare ; provisions in general are j^lenty, except grain, 
which is scarce and dear. Indian corn has been near 20s. per bushel, 
rie 29 ; silver at the rate of 29s. per oz. 'Tis now a time of general 
health. Exiit iit Leo Mensis. 



^ Mr. Russell adds : A French Protestant Refugee, who visited Boston and 
vicinity to investigate the faciUties for settling a French Colony in 1687, after 
the revocation of the Edict of Nantes (quoted in ShurtlefTs Boston, ji. 51), in 
speaking of the soil, climate and natural history of Boston and neighboring 
towns, says, ""We have plenty of rattlesnakes, but they have not yet come out. 
There are also a great many small snakes, three inches round, and long in propor- 
tion : they are to be seen seven or eight together. They flee from man, and it 
doth not seem that they harm any body." 



32 HISTOKY OF ARLINGTON. 

Note. — The foregoing, submitted to Mr. J. L. Sibley, Harv. Univ., 
evolved the following matters of explanation : " Rev. D." implies a 
latinized abbi'eviation, signifying " Rev. Mr." ; " Rev. D.Dr — " Rev. 
Dr." Messrs. Mayhew and Marsh are probably — Joseph Mayhew, 
Tutor H. U. from 1739 to 1755; Thomas Marsh, Tutor H. U. from 
1741 to 17G6. Porter — Rev. John Porter grad. 1736, one year after 
S. C; and Eliot — Andrew Eliot, perhaps, H. U. 1737, ord. Boston, 
1742. Flynt — may be the grad. in 1733. Classes not being very 
large, and all being required to go to prayers, and meeting together, 
and being naturally thrown together, much because of the difficulty 
of getting to Boston, and the small number of families in Cambridge 
for the fetudencs to associate with, there must have been a good deal of 
familiarity among all undergraduates. 

Six pounds were raised this year for the necessary expenses 
of the Precinct. 

1742. The remarks found in the Rev. Mr. Cooke's diary are 
continued : 

1742. Jan. 3. — P. M., went to Boston, visited Mr. Allen, Phillips, 
Eliot, Hurd — cui pecun. red. £14; returned by the way of Cambridge; 
called on Mr. Emerson, Mayhew, Gay, Wheelwright. The sea between 
Boston and Charlesi.own was as firm for passage as the solid ground. 

Jan. 4. — Heard Mr. Will. Fessenden twice, Ps. 89 : 7, and Num. 
23: 10 — at home. 

The prudential committee of the Precinct is this year reduced 
from five members to three. 

1743. Out of five deaths recorded in the Northwest Pre- 
cinct of Cambridge for this year, two were of persons who 
hanged themselves, viz., "Caesar Cutter, servt. of Dea. — who 
hanged himself — June 26, 1743, aged 30 yrs.," and "Joseph 
Bemis — who hanged himself — Aug. 21, 1743." 

In 1743 it was votQd to keep the public school in the Pre- 
cinct near the meeting-house, on that land which was left for a 
burying-place, after a convenient house is erected for that pur- 
pose, and a committee was chosen to decide on a place for set- 
ting the school-house. 

1744. Under date of June 28, 1744, Mr. Cooke preached a 
sermon (numbered "296") which he entitled, " Fast day on y*' 
war." The text was Rev. 2 : 5. The sermon had a second 
delivery on April 29, 1756. 

It contains no particular historical reference. There are allusions 
to Jer. 17: 24-27, as having been written in letters of gold on one of 



THE SECOND PRECINCT IN CAMBRIDGE. 33 

the principal gates of the City of London ; to King James the First, 
who soon after he came to the thi'one of England published a book 
called the Book of Sports, which gave toleration for all common prac- 
tices on the Lord's day after divine service, which the King obliged 
all ministers to read on the Sabbath in their churches, and those who 
refused were summoned before the High Commission Court and sus- 
pended from their offices ; to God's vengeance on the people for the 
shameful profanation of the holy Sabbath, in the dreadful Fire of 
London. The war referred to was the French war of the period. 

Twelve pounds were raised this year for the necessary ex- 
penses of the Precinct. 

1745. On Feb. 25, 1745, John Backer was found dead in 
the woods, aged 90 years. He was probably a stranger. 

In 1745 the Rev. Mr. Cooke, as one of the Association of Ministers 
of this and the neighboring towns — viz. Hancock of Lexington, Wil- 
liams of Weston, Cotton of Newton, Appleton of Cambridge, Wil- 
liams of Waltham, Storer of Watertown, Turell of Medford, Bowes 
of Bedford, and Cooke of Cambridge — voted it not advisable, " under 
the present situation of things, that the Rev. Mr. Appleton should 
invite the Rev. George Whitefield to preach in Cambridge ; and they 
accordingly declared, each of them for themselves respectively, that 
they would not invite the said gentleman into their pulpits." See 
raige, 294, &c. 

1746. The town voted that there be paid out of the town 
treasury thirty pounds, old tenor, to help defray the charge of 
building a new school-house in the Northwest Precinct. 

1747. In the middle of the year 1747 Mr. Cooke in his list 
of baptisms records : " By reason of sore sickness and distress 
in my family, not being immediately entered, some omissions, 
here supposed — suppose 10." 

1748. In this year Mr. Cooke preached the ordination ser- 
mon of Rev. Cotton Brown, at Brookline, which was published, 
and a copy of which is preserved in the Library of the Massa- 
chusetts Historical Society. The title-page is as follows : 

" The solemn Charge given to Ministers, to commit the Truths and 
Doctrines of the Gospel to faithful and able Men. — Considered in a 
Sermon Preached at the Ordination of the Reverend Mr. Cotton 
Broavn, in the Pastoral Care of the Church of Christ in Brookline, 
October 26, 1748. — By Samuel Cooke, A.M., Pastor of the Second 
Church in Cambridge. — 2 Tim. i. 13. Hold fast the Form of. sound 
Words, which thou hast heard of me, in Faith and Love. 1 Tim. vi. 
3, 4. If any Man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome 



34 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the Doctrine 
which is according to Godliness — He is proud, knowing nothing, but 
doting about Questions, and strifes of Words, whereof cometh Strife, 
evil Surmisings, perverse Disputings, &c. — Boston, N. E.: Printed by 
Rogers and Fowle in Queen-street, 1748." Text 2 Tim. ii. 2. Pp. 31. 

1749. The number of deaths recorded in the Second Pre- 
cinct of Cambridge for this year was 26 — the largest mortality 
in the Precinct of any year from 1739 to 1783, save the year 
1775, when the number was 47, besides those who were killed 
in battle here on April 19, 1775. 

In this year it was voted to new prime the windows, doors 
and weather-boards of the meeting-house, and make other need- 
ful repairs in said house. Also at same time, a committee " to 
inspect the behavior of young persons in our meeting-house on 
Sabbath days" was chosen, consisting of Moses Harrington, 
Thomas Hall and Andrew Wilson. 

This interesting committee were by vote of the Precinct " de- 
sired and directed to take due care of the behavior of young 
persons on the Sabbath days in our meeting-house, and in case 
of their misbehavior, after the first admonition, unless they re- 
form, they shall be brought [from the galleries, where young 
persons sat] into the great alley below, and stand there during 
the present service." As this committee was .chosen for only 
one year afterward, they probably succeeded in frightening the 
young people to obedience. 

April 24, 1749, it was voted to raise £300, old tenor, to pur- 
chase a bell for the meeting-house. 

1751. Mar. 11, 1751, it was voted to raise money to pur- 
chase a burying-cloth for the Precinct. 

The following is the title of a printed discourse by Mr. Cooke in 
this year, preserved in the Library of the Massachusetts Historical 
Society: "A Sermon Preached at the Ordination of the Reverend 
Mr. Naxbanael Robbins, to the Pastoral Care of tlie Church of 
Christ in Milton, February 13th, 1750, 1 — By Samuel Cooke, 
A. M., Pastor of the Second Church in Cambridge. — Matth. xxviii. 
20. Teaching them to observe all Things, whatsover I have com- 
manded you : And lo, I am with you alway, even unto the End of the 
World. Amen. — Boston: Printed by S. Kneeland in Queeu-street. 
MDCCLL" Text, Rev. ii. 1. Pp. 20. 



THE SECOND PRECINCT IN CAMBRIDGE. 35 

1753. The Artillery Election Sermon, 1753, was by Samuel 
Cooke, Cambridge. — I Sam. xvii. 38, 39. See Whitman's Hist. 
An. Co., 2d Ed. p. 299. Probably not printed. 

1754. Nov. 25, 1754, it was voted to adjourn the meeting 
to the house of Mr. Thomas Adams, innholder in this Precinct. 

1755. Galleries in the meeting-house, and the custom of 
"dignifying" the pews mentioned. New seats over the gallery 
stairs made for the negroes to sit in. 

1756. Sept. 26, Mr. Cooke preached a sermon from 2 
Ch; on. 34:28, which he delivered at Lexington on April 24, 
1757. It contains this passage: 

" And I believe it may be said of New England, notwithstanding 
our advantages and high jirofession, that in point of morality, we are 
much worse than the Indians in the darkest corners of this land. This 
is awful to think of, but must be allowed by all who perceive the 
abominations which are committed among us. Multitudes of vices are 
common among us, which are hardly so much as named or known 
among these poor heathen, except those who have learned them from 
those who call themselves Christians. Such as whoredom and lewd- 
ness ; and- the various methods we too often practice to over-reach and 
cheat one another, and often to betray our friends and countrj^ for the 
sake of gain. * * * For though these vices are not universal, yet 
they are too commonly to be found among us." 

In the closing passage, we are counselled to live comfortably, and 
to be public blessings ; to live desired, and die lamented. 

1757. Aug. 13 or 14, 1757, jMr. Cooke preached a sermon 
" on occasion of an eclipse of the sun this day, and the awful 
news of tlie surrender of Fort William Henry, the 8th instant." 
The text was Zech. 14:6, 7, and the subject was divided into 
two discourses. The sermon was repeated at Stonehara, Feb. 
23, 1758; on June 4, 1773; at Lexington, Sept. 5, 1779; at 
Watcrtown, Sept. 12, 1779; and on JSIay 21, 1780. 

It contains the observation, " that though the churches of Asia and 
Africa are no more, though the churches of New England, or Old, 
should be no more, God will yet in some other place build %) his elect, 
and liis ordinances shall be observed in remembrance of Christ." 

A f^w words are offered " concerning the eclipse of the grand lumi- 
nary of heaven this day, whicli though it may not be seen by us, has 
employed the thoughts and discourse of many through the land." 

He considered that this had no influence in a natural way on men, 
only as it excited their fear ; " there is no reason in Nature why this 



36 HISTOKY OF ARLINGTON. 

should have any influence on us, more than the interposition of clouds, 
or the shades of the night ; " he saw no good reason '* why this should be 
supposed to be ominous of evils, and calamities to come." He closes 
with a page of moral reflections on the eclipse : 

" First, we are led to adore and admire the power and wisdom of 
God in the formation and regular motions of the heavenly bodies. 

" Secondly, to praise God for the light of the sun which we enjoy. 

" Thirdly, let it quicken us to do the service God is calling us to, 
while we enjoy the light of the sun. 

" Fourthly, when we have the melancholy prospect of the sun so 
considerably darkened as to us, let us reflect how awful it is to have 
God hide away his face from us. 

" Fifthly, let us remember that the eye of God is upon us when the 
light of the sun is withdrawn. 

" Sixthly, as we see the sun darkened before it has finished its daily 
course, so our light may be put out in obscurity before we are arrived 
to the common period of life. 

" Seventhly, as this happens on the Lord's day, let us consider how 
soon we may be deprived of the precious light of the Sabbath ; or the 
gracious presence of the Son of Righteousness, in our religious assem- 
blies. 

" Eightly, as the sun will set and the darkness of the night succeed, 
before the full return of the light of the sun, let us consider that our 
present troubles may end in our utter ruin. 

" Ninthly, while we view this eclipse and consider this as never 
happening to all the world at one time, but while some places are 
dark, others are light, let us remember God will never suffer the light 
of the glorious gospel in all places to be put out. 

'• Lastly, let us reflect upon that awful day when the sun shall be 
turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, and day and night 
shall divide God's walks no more." 

1758. On Nov. 12, 1758, the Rev. Mr. Cooke preached a 
sermon on the return of Capt. Adams and company from the 
French War, with the loss of only one man. This Capt. Adams 
was Thomas Adams, an innkeeper here, whose son John living 
at the age of almost 104, in 1848, well remembered at that 
time the sermon delivered by Parson Cooke, the Sunday after 
his father Thomas Adams returned from eight months ser- 
vice in tho French War. The son. being about fourteen 
years old,was very anxious to go with his father, but the father 
would not consent; he went, however, with him to Springfield, 
and returned home. The company that enlisted under Capt. 
Adams were from a number of towns, and all that went from 
Meuotomy returned, except Thomas Bobbins, who had died in a 



THE SECOND PRECINCT IN CAMBRIDGE. 6( 

fit. The centenarian recollects hearing the sermon, and when it 
was read to him in 1848 it was fresh in his memory.' 

In this year Mr. Cooke preached the sermon at the ordination of 
Rev. William Symmes, at Andover. See Abbot's Hist, of Andover, 
p. 102. 

This sermon was printed, and the following is the title : " The 
Charge of St. Paul to the Elders of the Church of Ephesus. — Illus- 
trated in a Sermon preached at the Ordination of the Reverend Mr. 
William Symmes, to the Pastoral Care of the First Church of Christ 
in Andover, Nov. 1, 1758. — By Samuel Cooke, A.M., Pastor of the 
Second Church of Cambridge. — 2 Cor. i. 21. Now He which stab- 
lisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God. 1 Tim. 
iv. 16. Take heed unto thyself, and unto thy Doctrine. — Boston: 
Printed by Green & Russell, opposite the Probate Office in Queen 
Street. MDCCLIX." Pp. 23.— Letter of S. F. Haven, Librarian 
of the American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Mass. 

1759. On Nov. 7, 1759, died Deacon John Winship, aged 
66 years; Elizabeth, his wife, dying Oct. 8, 1759, aged 58; 
and Noah, their son, dying Oct. 18, 1759, aged 25 years. On 
the death of these, the Rev. Mr. Cooke preached a sermon on 
Nov. 1 1, 1759, from Ps. 27 : 10, the original draft being still ex- 
tant. See Genealogies. 

The death of Deacon Winship was the occasion of the following 
event, entered on the Church Records : 

" 1759, Dec. 5. At a Church Meeting, after a sermon preached 
from Acts 6 : 3, Thomas Hall and Joseph Adams, Jr., were chosen 
Deacons ; and took their seat Dec. 23d." 

1761. No. 703 .of Mr. Cooke's manuscript discourses is a 
sacramental lecture, dated July 12,1761; repeated Oct. 10, 
1773, and Nov. 16, 1777. Text, John 16:32. 

Sept. 28, 1761, it was voted "to prefer a petition to the 
Great and General Court, praying that we (with those of our 

1 The Cambridge men on the muster roll of this company of foot engaged in 
the army for the reduction of Canada, in the regiment of which Ebenezer 
Nichols Avas colonel, were Thomas Adams, captain ; John Bathrick, private; 
Edward Fillebrown, private ; Nathaniel Holden, private (Daniel Brown, mas- 
ter) ; Israel Hind, private ; Joseph Robbins, private ; Thomas Robbins, Jr., 
private (John Cutter, master) ; Joshna Swan, private (Ebenezer Swan, parent) ; 
Stephen Sterns, private ; Aaron Swan, private (James Perry, master). The 
private Joseph Robbins is represented on the roll as having died on Aug. 21, 1758, 
after four months and some days service, and the centenarian was undoubtedly 
mistaken in giving the name as Thomas, though there were two Thomas Rob- 
bins's in his father's company, one of them being a sergeant of Lexington. 
Other names of this company are noticed in the Genealogies. 
5 



38 HISTOEY OF AELINGTON. 

neighbors, belonging to several adjacent towns, who are desi- 
rous of being joined to us) may with their lands and estates be 
incorporated with us into a separate district." Capt. Samuel 
Whittemore, Mr. Joseph Adams, Mr. Francis Locke, Capt. Car- 
teret and Capt. Thomas Adams were chosen a committee to 
manage the affair. 

This petition was granted by the General Court to the peti- 
tioners who were inhabitants of Cambridge and Charlestown in 
1762, and was accepted by the Precinct, though an unsuccess- 
ful attempt to secure further privileges under the act was made.* 

From the State Records we find that the petition of " Samuel Whit- 
temore and others, a committee of the Second Precinct in Cambridge," 
set forth, that they were more than twenty years since made a pre- 
cinct ; that they labored under great inconveniences by being obliged 
to attend on training-days and at town-meetings some at Cambridge 
and some at Charlestown, to which towns they belong; and by being 
taxed towards the support of the Grammar Schools in the said towns. 
That there were a number of others who usually congregated with 
them, and were desirous of being incorporated with them ; and pray- 
ing that they may together be incorporated into a town or district by 
certain bounds in the said petition mentioned. 

The towns interested were Cambridge, Charlestown, "VVatertown, 
Woburn, Lexington and Med ford, all of which were ordered to be 
duly notified. 

The legislative report was in substance as follows : The following 
report was made to the two Houses, viz., — The committee to whom 
was referred the petition of the Inhabitants of the Second Precinct 
in Cambridge, together with- Edward Winship and Edward Winship, 
Jr., of Lexington, William Symmes and Josiah Symmes of Medford, 
Henry Putnam, Henry Gardner, Thomas Hutchinson and Benjamin 
Teel and Benjamin Teel, Jr., of Charlestown, Samuel Carter and 
Samuel Carter, Jr., of Woburn ; praying they may be incorporated 
into a Town, or District, by the bounds therein mentioned, have con- 
sidered the same, with the answers from the several towns they now 
respectively belong to ; have likewise heard all the parties concerned, 
and beg leave to report as their opinion, that the prayer of the peti- 
tion be so far granted as that the inhabitants of the said Second Par- 



1 The attempt to secure further privileges under the act was made, because 
the conditions imposed were looked upon as burdensome, and the bounds a> 
too narrow and confined. It "was claimed that the bounds and conditions of 
the new proposed district, were in several respects different from what was 
prayed for in the first memorial of the petitioners, and other matters were 
brought forward. The whole met with an adverse reception by the legislative 
committee, and hence came to nothing. 



THE SECOXD PRECINCT IN CAMBRIDGE. 39 

ish in Cambridge, together with the petitioners now inhabitants of the 
town of Charlestown, with their estates, be incorporated into a Dis- 
trict ; they paying their proportionable part towards repairing and 
maintaining the Great Bridge over Charles River in like manner as 
now obliged (the inhabitants of the said Second Parish being allowed 
their proportional part of the advantage of the lands granted for that 
purpose) ; provided also, that the town of Charlestown forever hereafter 
be exempted from repairing and maintaining one half the Bridge over 
the Wares, so called, and that the inhabitants of said town enjoy their 
ancient privileges of taking any sort of fish in Medford River, the 
grant of the proposed District notwithstanding ; as also that the said 
town of Charlestown be allowed and -paid the sum of twelve pounds 
in consideration of their having the last year been at a great expense 
in building a durable bridge within the limits of the proposed District, 
an exact plan of which district was suggested to be made before incor- 
poration. Liberty was granted to bring in a bill accordingly. In 
Council June 9, 1762. 

1763. The following notice was at this time publicly read in 
church: "Richard Cutter and his Wife desire the name of God 
may be praised for his great goodness in raising her up from 
sickness, to so good a measure of health as to attend the pub- 
lic worship of God again." On the back of the notice are 
notes of a discourse in Mr. Cooke's handwriting, dated Aug. 7, 
1763. 

1764. On Aug. 3, this year, occurred the death of Hannah 
Bobbins, a dwarf, at the age of 27 years. Mr. Cooke records 
of her, that she was daughter of Widow Deborah Bobbins ; and 
that from about fifteen months of age, she continued the same 
in stature and understanding to the day of her death ; and had 
the actions of a child of that age ; " about her tenth year she 
grew somewhat thicker." 

A letter of Mr. Cooke's written this year is appended in a note.' For 



* Rev. Sam'l Cooke to Rev. I. Duxster, Minister of the First Church at 
Harwich (now Brewster). 

Rev. and Dear Sir : — Our usual tract of communication has long been ob- 
structed, and will probably be for months to come ; a way more direct novr 
opens, by which I trust you will soon see this. 

It is a" time of health in your native place. There has not been a death in it 
since the year began ; but how soon and where sickness and death may prevail, 
is known 'to him only Avho has the keys of death. Capt. Whittemore's wife is 
lately struck, and I apprehend fatally, with a palsy. 

Xo small uneasiness has arisen in your good father Locke's family, and at 
your mother's special request I am the unwelcome medium of tidings the most 



40 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

the use of this letter we are indebted to Mr. John B. Russell, who re- 
ceived it from Mr. C. H. Morse, formerly of Cambridgeport, now of 
Washington, D. C. 

1765. The Massachusetts House Juurnals, 1765, Feb. 16, con- 
taia mention twice of a petition of Samuel Cooke, of Cam- 
bridge, ClcrJc, praying liberty to sell his children's part of the 

disagreeable to you. My situation with respect to that family (as you well 
know) must prevent the least kind office of mine, which otherwise should not 
be wanting. I believe the knowledge of the matter is confined to the family. 
I have heard of it only from your brother and Jason Russell, who I perceive by 
their account have several times been at the house and endeavored a concilia- 
tion, and though not without effect, yet not so good as could be wished. Inter- 
est seems to be the foundation of the uneasiness, joined with the different 
tempers, dispositions and manners of the parties. A disease of the mind like 
this appears incurable. Age and the infirmities of it feed the distemper. For 
her sake I have often wished that I could discourse as freely Avith others, as 
with her ; but I am forbid — new ferments from old leaven, since the appearance 
of the grand itinerant in our neighborhood at Medford, Concord, &c., have 
arisen. 

She earnestly desires to see you, and a visit from a son, at least once a year, 
to an aged tender mother, to me appears a just debt, and if I am not mistaken 
you are in arrears with her. You will inquire what service you can do ? I an- 
swer, you will do no harm. She will say it is some relief to pour out our com- 
plaints to a friend — and that she cannot, as in years past, to her minister, and 
perhaps these hints of her case may afford her some present ease. This letter 
perhaps will only disquiet you in vain, but suffer not anger or grief to arise. I 
don't apprehend the affair ever will make any great noise abroad; and perhaps 
they are both as little unhappy in their present, as they can be in any different 
situation in life, all things considered ; but the point is for them to be con- 
vinced of this, and in this you might be helpful by your presence. AVe can say 
nothing in writing. I have said nothmg in this epistle. Three words in pre- 
sence would have been more to the purpose — but what I have wrote is in true 
friendship from 

Yours S C . 

Cambridge, June 2, 1764. 

For want of room I can't send love to Mrs. Dunster and little one. 

Remarks. — This letter of Mr. Cooke's appears to treat of some private matter, 
intimating also a withholding of intercourse for some cause, probably religious , 
between the persons in question and Mr. Cooke. The native place of the Rev. 
Isaiah Dunster was the Cambridge Second Precinct, where he was born Oct. 21, 
1720, son of Henry and Martha (Russell) Dunster. Capt. Whittemore was 
Samuel Whittemore — see Genealogies — whose wife Elizabeth (Spring) died 
June 5, 1764, aged 63. The mother of Isaiah Dunster married for a second 
husband Francis Locke ; she was daughter of Jason Russell. The brother of 
Rev. Isaiah Dunster mentioned was Jason Dunster, then living in Menotomy. 
The Jason Russell mentioned was he who was killed by the British on April 19, 
1775, and nephew of !Mrs. ^Martha (Russell) Dunster Locke. The house where 
Francis Locke lived is standing at the corner of Main and Bow streets in Ar- 
lington—at the Foot of the Rocks. The " gi-and itinerant" was Whitefield, to 
whom Mr. Cooke was opposed. Mrs. Locke died in 1771, aged 81. Mr. Duns- 
ter evidently studied for the ministry with his pastor Rev. Mr. Cooke. In 1764 
Mr. Dunster had but one child, a daughter, born Oct. 1763. — See Henry Dunster 
and his Descendants (1876), by Samuel Dunster. 



THE SECOND PRECINCT IN CAMBRIDGE. 41 

real estate of their grandfather, the Rev. John Cotton, of New- 
ton, deceased, for the reasons mentioned. The second mention 
signifies the request was granted. See volume of Journal, for 
the time named, pp. 246, 248. 

1766. Nos. 905 and 906 of Mr. Cooke's discourses are 
minutes of sermons on Acts 9 : 6, and both dated Mar. 1 6, 
1766. Nos. 973 and 974, on Rom. 3:1, 2, are minutes of ser- 
mons for Nov. 30, 1766. 

Ephraim Frost was captain, William Cutler lieutenant, and 
Daniel Brown ensign of the train-band in Menotomy in 1766. — 
Paige. 

1767. In 1767 the piece of common land in the Northwest 
Precinct in Cambridge, where the meeting-house for public 
worship and the burying-place now are, was granted to said 
Northwest Precinct for a burying-place and for accommodation 
of said meeting-house. — Proprietors' Records. 

Mar. 4, 1767, a vote was passed to fence the burying-place 

with a stone-wall, and to do it by subscription. It was also 

voted to take a part of the money received from the town, to 

keep four women's schools in the Precinct. In 1771 it was 

voted that the wall to fence the burying-place be accomplished 

in twelve months from May 27, 1771. 

The following work by Mr. Cooke is catalogued in Harvard Univer- 
sity Library : " Samuel Cooke, Dudleian Lecture on Natural Religion, 
MS. 4to., 1767." The title-page of this production is — '" 1767. Mr. 
Cooke's Sermon At the annual Dudleian Lecture in Harvard Col- 
lege, Cambridge, May 13, 1767." For an account of the Dudleian 
Lecture, see Quincy's Hist. Harv. Univ., ii. 139-40. The topics are 
now of very little interest. 

1768. Nos. 1140 and 1141 of Mr. Cooke's discourses are 
minutes of sermons on Heb. 12:25, for Sept. 16, 1768, re- 
peated Aug. 25, 1771, and Jan. 31, 1779. 

In this year it was voted to keep a Grammar School fourteen 
weeks at the schoo-1-house in the Precinct, between Nov. 1, 1768, 
and April 1, 1769, The remainder of the town's money 
granted the Precinct for schools, was applied to the support of 
four women's schools, and, as usual with every appropriation, 
committees were appointed to expend it. 



42 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

1 769. In this year a new school-house was built in the Pre- 
cinct at a cost to the town of £50. 14. 6. 2. The Precinct's 
share of the town's school-money for 1769, was X18. 18. 11. 
— Paige. 

1770. On May 30, 1770, occurred a casualty in the death of 
Lydia, wife of Nathaniel Fessenden, at the age of 19 years, 
who was " shot awfully ! " 

The Boston Gazette for June 4, 1770, contains the following: "We 
hear from Cambridge that last Wednesday afternoon, Mrs. Fessenden, 
wife of Mr. Nathaniel Fessenden of that town, was unhappily killed 
by the following accident, viz. : A number of persons had been shoot- 
ing at marks, and after they had done went to the house of Mr. Philip 
Bemis, father to the unfortunate deceased, and put their guns against 
the house, when a lad about thirteen years old took one of the 
guns, not knowing it to be loaded, and snapped it at a girl in order to 
frighten her, when the gun went off ; but it missing the girl, the ball 
went in Mrs. Fessenden's eye. lodged in her head, and killed her in- 
stantly. Mrs. Fessenden had her infant about nine months old in her 
lap, which providentially was unhurt. She was the only daughter of 
;Mr. Bemis ; and it is remarkable the gun by which she was killed be- 
longed to her husband. Mrs. Fessenden was a woman of unblem- 
ished virtue, and her chief ornament was modesty. — Her untimely 
death is lamented by all her acquaintance, and her husband in particu- 
lar refuses to be comforted." 

Another paper of the time calls Bemis's house a tavern, and the 
deceased the " landlord's daughter." 

Some elegiac verses, entitled " A Few Thoughts Composed on the 
Sudden and Awful Death of Mrs. Fessenden, by Mr. Fessenden of 
Cambridge," have been preserved by her descendants. These set forth 
her youth and early courtship, and then enter on the subject of her 
death in these stanzas, selected from those that now remain legible. 

Ou Election day* v:e well do know 'Twas enough to make one's heart ache, 
She to her father's house did go. To see this awful turn of fate ; 

* * * * And in a moment forced to die, 

She had been there scarce half a day, And see her in her blood to lie. 
Before that she was snatched away. 

Her pretty babe Avas in her arms, 
This harmless creature there did sit, Not knowing or fearing any harm ; 
Embracing of her infant sweet, And leaning on its mother's breast, 

AVhen death did send this fatal ball, When she was snatched away by death. 
"Which proved her sad and dismal fall. 

No. 1246 of Mr. Cooke's discourses is a sermon on Eccles. 9:5, 6. 
The manuscript is a skeleton only. It is dated Nov. 4, 1770, and 
again used on Oct. 4, 1778. 

1 It is remarkable her minister that day preached the Annual Election Ser- 
mon before the governor and magistrates of the Province. See notice at end of 
1770. 



THE SECOND TRECINCT IN CAMBRIDGE. 43 

No. 1250 is a sermon on Isaiah 58: 13, 14, dated Nov. 18, 1770, 
and repeated at Medford Nov. 24, 1771. 

. No. 1252 is a sermon on General Thanksgiving, on Dec. 6, 1770, 
the same repeated at Fast, July 14, 1774 — ''on Acts from England" — 
the same on JMay 11, 1775; and on Dec. 29, 1776; and ex temp, [on 
the time] April 18, 1779, the last having special reference to the anni- 
versary of the battle here April 19, 1775 (see 1779). The text is 
Lament. 3: 21, 22. The discourse is longer than the average, and ap- 
pears to have been a favorite subject of the author's. Allusion is 
made in the latter part of the discourse to the fact " that God pre- 
served our fathers, and he is able yet to protect us and save us from 
being brought under absolute subjection to men whose will is their 
law and wliose tender mercies are cruelty ; to still the hands of men 
who are trampling upon our rights and wantonly endeavoring to revel 
with the fruits of our painful labors ; we have not deserved this * * * 
God has given us the fruits of the earth in plenty by crowning the 
year with his goodness, general health has been enjoyed through the 
land — though, alas, the destroying angel has received a commission 
greatly to lay waste in this place ! We cannot pass the solemnities of 
this our annual festival without dropping a tear over the graves of our 
friends consigned to dust, who will no more praise God among the liv- 
ing as we desire to do this day. And I cannot close without leaving 
a solemn warning with all the young people present carefully to avoid 
those extravagances too common on the evening and night of this day 

* * * Out of nineteen that have been followed to the congregation 
of the dead this present year, the greater part, thirteen, of them prob- 
ably were the last occasion like this praising God with us in his 
house." 

It was voted in this year that a man's school be kept fourteen 
weeks. 

Wlien the new scliool-housc was finished, tlie Precinct decided 
to sell the old one at auction, and the proprietors of the old 
school-house, who subscribed to buildins^ thereof, were asked to 
give up their rights to the Precinct. By a memorandum in the 
Precinct Book we find that on Nov. 12, 1770, Edward Wilson 
bought the old school-house at public vendue, for which he gave 
a note of hand to the Precinct treasurer. 

INfr. Cooke preached the "Election Sermon " for the year 1770, 
which was printed, a " discourse that must have ' come home to men's 
business and bosoms.' " — J. Wingnte Thornton. 

The following is a copy of the title-page: 

" A Sermon Preached at Cambridge, in the Audience of his Honor 
Thomas Hutchinson, Esq., Lieutenant-Governor and Commander in 
Chief; The Honorable His ]\fajesty's Council, and the honoral)le House 
of Representatives, of the Province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New 



44 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

England, May 30th, 1770. Being the Anniversary for the Election 
of His Majesty's Conncil for the said Province. By Samuel Cooke, 
A.M., Pastor of the Second Church in Cambridge. Boston : Printed 
by Edes and Gill, Printers to the honorable House of Representatives. 
MDCCLXX." 

This sermon is reprinted, vrith illustrative notes, &c., in Thornton's 
Pulpit of the American Revolution, pp. 147-186. 

"At Eleven o'clock His Honor the Lieutenant-Governor, accom- 
panied by the Honorable His Majesty's Council, the Honorable House 
of Representatives and a Number of other Gentlemen, preceded by 
the first Company in Cambridge of the Regiment of Militia, com- 
manded by the Honorable Brigadier Brattle, went in Procession to 
the Meeting-House, where a Sermon suitable to the Occasion was 
preached by the Rev'd Mr. Samuel Cooke, of Cambridge, from 
these words : 2 Samuel, xxiii. 3, 4. The God of Israel said, the Rock 
of Israel spake to me, He that rideth over man must be just, riding in 
the fear of God, etc. After Divine Service the Procession returned 
to Harvard Hall, where an Entertainment was provided." ' — Boston 
Gazette, June 4, 1770. 

1771. No. 1271 of Mr. Cooke's discourses is an expository 
sermon, numbered 4, on Matt. 2 : from 12 v. to the end, dated 
Feb. 24, 1771. Another is No. 6, on Matt. 3 : 7, to the end, 
dated Mar. 17, 1771. 

No. 1275 is exposition No. 7 — Matt. 4: to the end of the 11 v. — 
dated Mar. 31, 1771. 

No. 1278 is expository Nos. 9 and 10 — Matt. 5: 1, to the 10 v. — 
dated April 14, 1771. 

No. 1279 is exposition No. 11 — Matt. 5:10, to the 20 v. — dated 
April 21, 1771. 

No. 1282 is exposition No. 13 — Matt. 6: l,*to the end of the 15 v. 
—dated May 12, 1771. 

Another No. 1282 is a sermon on Mark 13:35, 36 — dated May 5, 
1771 — delivered on occasion of the sudden death of James Robbins, 
drowned at Medford, April 30, 1771. See Genealogies. 

No. 1286 is exposition No. 18 — Matt. 8: to the 17 v. — dated June 9, 
1771. 

No. 1301 is exposition No. 29 — Matt. 13: from the 20 v. to the 
end— dated Dec. 2, 1771. 



1 In the sermon is this paragraph, descriptive of the status of the average 
New Englander : " There is in the close of our short summer the appearance of 
plenty in our dwellings ; but, from the length of our winters, our plenty is con- 
sumed, and the one half of our necessary labor is spent in dispersing to our 
flocks and herds the ingatherings of the "foregoing season ; and it is known to 
every person of common observation that few, very few, except in the mercan- 
tile way, from one generation to another, acquire more than a necessary subsist- 
ence, and sufficient to discharge the expenses of government and the support 
of the gospel, yet content and disposed to lead peaceable lives." 



THE SECOND PRECINCT IN CAMBRIDGE. 45 

All these discourses are interesting and able. In No. 1286, however, 
is a passing allusion to the British military occupation of Boston at that 
period, in the following words : " The Jews were once a free people, 
but were now brought under the Roman Iron Yoke of Bondage, and 
obliged by superior force to pay tribute to Ctesar. To enforce this 
subjection military forces were sent from Rome into Judea, as troops 
are now sent among us ! This centurion, as they were then called, or 
captain of an hundred, was a Roman officer; but appears not to be 
a man of blood, or destitute of all religion and humanity, as too many 
of that order, professing Christianity, are ! " 

In 1771 the officers of the train-band in Menotomy were 
Ephraim Frost, captain ; Daniel Brown, lieutenant; and William 
Adams, ensign. — Paige. 

In 1771 it was voted by the Precinct that any person that 
hath brought stones for the wall to fence the burying-place, shall 
have the privilege of laying up the stones they have already 
brought. The wall to fence the burying-place (voted to be built 
in 1767) was to be accomplished within twelve months from May 
27, 1771. 

1772. Witnesses the continuation of Mr. Cooke's sermons 
on the exposition of j\Iatthew. Those extant are too numerous 
to be particularized, and extend to No. 57 by August, 1772. 
By Dec. 23, 1772, we find sermon No. 8 on the exposition of 
Mark. 

In No. 1316, exposition No. 39 — Matt. 19 throughout — he ex- 
presses these sentiments on the subject of infant baptism : " There has 
indeed been, and is, an inconsiderable sect who deny infant baptism, 
but not one sufficient argument has ever yet been offered against this 
blessed privilege, of bringing our children in this way to Christ, that 
he may bless them * * * * Those who oppose infant baptism, inquire 
what advantage can they receive by being sprinkled with water in the 
name of the Sacred Trinity? It may be asked of such persons, what 
benefit they expect from being plunged in rivers, or an ocean of 
water ? * * * * Water used in baptism is only typical, or a sign or 
token." * * * * (Mar. 1772.) 

At this period the following notice was publicly read in church: 
" Zechariah Hill with his wife desires to return thanks to God for his 
goodness to them in granting her a safe delivery in childbirth, and 
they also desire prayers for perfecting mercy — The child's name is to 
be called Ruth." 

One sermon (No. 1326 — May 31, 1772) refers to earthquakes ''in 
divers places, and frequently in this land, as foreboding, we may con- 
clude, our present calamities [the British military occupation of Bos- 



46 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

ton] ; which we have reason to fear are but the beginning of our sor- 
rows, tlie loss of our civil and religious liberties, and we left to 
the will of arbitrary men, to those whose tender mercies are cruelty." * 

Another (No. 1328 — June 14, 1772) conveys an imiDression that 
religion suffered neglect in the towns and parishes of New England at 
this period, for which the calamity of the time [the presence of Brit- 
ish troops in their midst] was esteemed a judgment. Another (No. 
1336 — Aug. 16. 1772) states, "We may well tremble under the ap- 
prehension of wicked and arbitrary power." 

In this year he preached a sermon on Eccles. 12: 14, to the youth — 
Sept. 13,1772. They were " professedly united for the worship of 
God on the evening of his day." Another evening sermon to the 
youth is dated Dec. 13, 1772, on Prov. 8:17. In it Mr. Cooke alludes 
to the origin of this religious society thus : 

" It is, as I am informed, near fifty years since this society was 
founded. Those who first thus united in this place to spend a part of 
the evening of the Lord's day in the worship of their arisen Re- 
deemer, are probably all met in the grave, to which each one of you 
with hasty steps are moving." 

The greater j^art of this discourse (No. 1351) was repeated as the 
funeral sermon of his cherished daughter, Rebecca Cooke, on Feb. 8, 
1778, she having died Feb. 2, 1778, aged nineteen years. 

In 1772 it was voted that the money received for sale of the 
old school-house, be used to help pay for fencing the burying- 
place. 

1773. Mr. Cooke continues his exposition of Mark, and the 
same of Luke. 

In one of these numerous sermons he takes issue against " the idle 
ceremonies of the Church of Rome and other sectaries," as subversive 
of true religion, " by being substituted in the place of that holiness in 
heart and life which God requires. What has the washing of cups 
and pots, or hands, or plunging the body in water to do with taking 
away the sin of the soul ? * * * To make these vain inventions of 
men a necessary part of religion, and presumptuously break charity 
with all who are better instructed." In another, he says, " We have 
his gospel in our houses, the dispensation of his word and oi'dinances 
settled near our dwellings, so that we can come up with those that 

* Mr. J. B. Kussell in an article published in the Boston Transcript enumerates 
the following earthquakes in Massachusetts. In 1663, two ; in 1665, one ; in 1727, 
a dozen shocks in one week, one of them of great violence; in 1728, sixteen 
in the month of January, and over a dozen during the spring and summer 
months; in 1729, twenty- seven ; 1729 to 1743, fifteen; 1743 to 1770, nineteen. 
That of November, 1755, was the most violent, being felt in Europe and America, 
and resulting in the destruction of Lisbon, where 60,000 persons perished. In 
Boston many chimneys were demolished, and other singular effects were expe- 
rienced throughout New England. The publications of the tune are full of the 
matter. 



THE SECOND PRECINCT IN CAMBRIDGE. 47 

keep holy day at stated seasons, and return to bless our own houses 
without fainting by the way. Perhajis there is not a country in the 
world favored as New England is in this respect at this day." 

Again the British military occupation of Boston is alluded to in a 
sermon — Oct. 17, 1773 — thus: "These soldiers were the Roman 
bands sent to support the publicans in extorting there this foreign tri- 
bute — as troops are sent among us to guard the Commissioners and 
their numerous dependents." The publicans are already alluded to as 
" the collectors of Ctesar's tax imposed upon the Jews by arbitrary 
power," and " were accountable only to the tyranny of emperors ; " 
but as they were independent of the people, '" like our Commissioners" 
they could call them to no account. Mr. Cooke continues : " It is the 
militia who are the safety and glory of a people. Standing armies in 
times of peace are the engines of tyrants to corrupt and enslave a 
people. Soldiers supported in idleness are in danger soon of becom- 
ing sons of violence, a terror to the good and a support to evil-doers. 
God grant that our waj'^s may so please him, as that violence may no 
more be perpetrated in our streets." 

In 1773 it was voted that the money paid by Samuel Frost 
for not serving as collector (in 1771) be used towards fenc- 
ing the burying-place. 

1774. Mr. Cooke continues his exposition of Luke, and the 
same of John. In a sermon on July 31, 1774, he speaks of the 
tribute or tax " cruelly and unjustly imposed upon the Jews by 
Caesar, the Roman Emperor, and a band of bloody soldiers sent 
from Rome to enforce the payment of it," and exclaims, " Happy 
for New England, if this had been practised by none but pagan 
powers ! " 

In another sermon (Oct. 9, 1774) he exclaims, "See here * * * * 
the cruel effects of arbitrary power, where the tyrant's will is the 
only law ! " 

Another sermon is the sacramental lecture for Nov. 6, 1774. In 
this is the clause, " That unnecessary preparations for the interment of 
our dearest friends, is inconsistent with the rest of the Sabbath." 
Several sermons on John, preached in Nov. and Dec. 1774, and in 
Jan. and Feb. 1775, were repeated Aug. to Oct. 1777. A sentence 
or two is selected : " Marriage is a divine institution, and honorable in 
all, when made in the fear of God, publicly, «fec. ; and Christ conde- 
scended to honor this marriage with his presence and blessing; and he 
is always present when this solemn rite is conducted according to his 
will." * * * * "There is no absolute holiness in places; but a place 
dedicated to the service and worship of God, and where he has pro- 
mised to meet and bless his people, for the honor of his glorious 
name, ought not unnecessarily to be put to common and private uses." 



48 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

In 1774 it was voted not to excuse the people who call them- 
selves Antipedohainists from paying ministerial taxes. 

In this year a committee was chosen "to regulate the school." 
Dea. Joseph Adams, Mr. Samuel Whittemore and Capt. Ephraim 
Frost were added to the standing committee to act for this pur- 
pose. It was also voted that the committee shall receive the 
money granted by the town, and employ " a school-master and 
school-mistresses to keep the school or schools, and pay them 
therefor." This is the most definite vote yet recorded regard- 
ing the schools, though the Precinct's portion of the town's 
school-money had before been previously mentioned, and com- 
mittees appointed to expend it. 

It was voted this year to take down the belfry, and cover the 

bell. 

The following notice was this year publicly read in church : " Widow 
Elizalieth Swan with her Children desireth prayers that God would 
sanctify to them his holy hand, in taking away her daughter and their 
sister Richardson, by death." [Esther (Swan) Richardson — wife of 
Zebadiah Richardson, of Woburn. She died at Woburn, April 19, 
] 774.— Wob. Records.'] 

1775. This was the momentous year of the opening of the 
American Revolution, and it is remarkable that a portion of the 
first armed resistance to British aggression culminated in battle 
near the meeting-house in this Precinct, where its minister had 
uttered so many patriotic sentiments in opposition to the op- 
pression of the royal government. The times must have been 
those of peculiar anxiety, for it is a known fact that the death- 
rate in the towns about Boston for this year was proportion- 
ately greater than usual. The number of deaths in 1775 in 
this Precinct, according to Mr. Cooke's recorded statement, was 
forty-seven — "47, besides some Provincials and Hutchinson's 
Butchers [the British] — slain in Concord Battle near this meet- 
ing-house — buried here." 

The more peaceable details will first engage our attention.' 



1 At the beginning of the Eevolution, on account of the unpopular tax im- 
posed by the British government on tea, it was voted a duty to abstain wholly 
from the use of that " detestable herb," and committees were appointed in 



THE SECOND PEECINCT IN CAIVIBEIDGE. 49 

In 1775 the Precinct voted to choose one person to lead in 
singing. Samuel Frost was chosen, but was excused, and Wil- 
liam Cutter was chosen to lead in singing and to nominate 
such persons as he shall think proper to assist him. It was 
also voted that the second and third seats in the front gallery- 
be the seats for the singers to sit in ; and at another meeting, it 
was voted to have two doors to the said two seats. This is 
the first mention of a choir. 

In the first of 1775 Mr. Cooke was continuing his exposition of the 
four gospels. The Baptists seem to give him some little uneasiness, 
for in a sermon in Jan. 1775, he asserts: "Baptism don't save us, 
from any virtue in the water : either in the quality or quantity of it ; 
but only, from the blessing of Christ, when performed according to 
his will ! " His construction of the case is certainly liberal, for in 
another place in the same discourse, he says : " Much water cannot 
purge away sin ; there is no certainty from this passage [John 3 : 23] 
whether they were dipt or sprinkled; nor can it be of great import- 
ance for us to know, while we all believe Baptism to be no more than 
a token of our being cleansed only by the blood of Christ, and our 
solemn dedication to him * * * * But the mode or manner, if done 
in sincerity, ought not to break Christian fellowship, or that love and 
charity among Christ's disciples by which we give the best evidence 
of our loving union to him. Where is angry disputing, there is con- 
tention, confusion and every evil work! " 

" We are all of the earth, as John was, though in a lower station ; 
we speak of the earth, and are all hastening to dust. Let us all, as 
he did, endeavor the advancement of Christ's kingdom in the world, 
and raise our thoughts to things above, where Jesus is now set down 
at the right hand of God." 

The following summary of Christian living is at the close of this 
discourse. 

" All they who love Christ will walk in all his ordinances, blameless. 
The true believer will follow the Lamb of God, copy his Life, 

all neighborhoods, to see that this patriotic resolve was faithfully adhered to. 
It was hard for the old ladies to refrain constantly from the use of their accus- 
tomed refreshing beverage. Mrs. Anna Russell, mother of the late Col. Thomas 
Russell, though one of the most loyal of women, "having a bad head-ache," 
was once tempted to break the rule, and make a strong cup of tea for supper ; 
but, to prevent detection, it was made in her coffee-pot. During the repast, 
the late Deacon John Adams, the committee-man for that neighborhood, 
dropped in officialh% and was invited (though probably not urged), to "take a 
cup of coffee," which, fortunately, was declined, and he left. Years after the 
Revolution, in talking over their youthful days with the deacon, she rallied him 
on the ruse she had played ; he retorted, by saying that he knew at the time, 
by the fraffrance, that her coffee-pot was filled with tea, but he did not Avish to 
expose so good a woman. I have often heard my late grandmother, the woman 
referred to, relate this anecdote of her early Me.— Letter of J. B. Russell. 
6 



50 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

thankfully commemorate his death, renew the dedication of him- 
self to Christ at his holy table, that he may become more and more 
conformed to his Likeness ; that through his merits he may be pre- 
pared for the Life immortal, to meet his Redeemer at his second 
coming, and enter with him into his everlasting Kingdom." 

Four pages of a sermon, dated April 6, 1775, are extant, preached 
probably to the company of Menotomy minute-men/ 

In this fragment, Mr. Cooke reviews extensively the conduct of the 
events which had influenced the country for a considerable period, 
somewhat as follows: "America, though penetrated with indignation 
and grief at the perfidious rebellions fomented by multitudes in Scot- 
land and England a few years past to unthrone the present royal fam- 
ily, subvert the Protestant religion, and raise to regal power a stupid, 
bigoted Roman Catholic [Charles Edward, the Pretender], asks, shall 
these be indulged with the softer name of insurgents, while the Col- 
onies, of unshaken loyalty, are pronounced and treated as Rebels and 
traitors? A charge we cannot, we dare not acknowledge?" He con- 
tinues, " We are putting on the harness ; let us not boast of our strength, 
or numbers ; nor let anyone say, with Judah of old, the strength of the 
hearers of burdens is decayed ; and give up all for lost! But remem- 
ber the Lord our God, who is great and terrible! He hath broken for 
us the Sword of the Wilderness [referring to the Indian enemy] ; the 
Heathen are perished out of the land. God is infinitely able, and we 
trust yet will maintain the lot of our inheritance. Hs has not yet 
forgotten the kindness of our Youth — the love of our espousals — 
when our renowned Fathers followed him into this wilderness. The 
wilderness has now become a fruitful field. While our enemies are 
opening their mouths wide against us by way of reproach, and gaping 
for our possessidns [these expressions were favorite figures with the 
speakers of the period], and our persons to be their slaves ; let us 

> Four thousand Britisli troops were sent to Boston in 1768, to aid in the 
collection of duties imposed by the royal government. The Loudon, Eng., 
Town and Country Magazine, for January, 1775, p. 56, says, under date of Bos- 
ton, Dec. 9, 1774: "The regiments, &c., now at Boston, or under orders for 
that place, are the 4th, 5th, 10th, 23d, 38th, 43d, 47th, 52d, 59th and 64th regi- 
ments ; three companies of the 18th and two of the 65th regiment, with four 
companies of artillery. The 6th and 14th regiments are on theii- way from the 
West Indies, and the 35th, 42d, 45th, and 63d, are imder orders from hence. 
Besides these the 7th and 26th are in Canada, the 8th on detachments on the 
Lakes, and the 16th at Pensacola. There are six or eight hundred marines at 
Boston besides the regiments." The 4th (King's Own), 5th, 10th, 18th (Royal 
Irish), 23d (Royal Welsh Fusileers), 38th, 43d, 47th, 52d, 59th, and 65th regi- 
ments arrived during 1774. See dates of landing, places where landed and en- 
camped, &c., in Newell's Diary, published by Frothingham {Siege of Boston, 
pp, 363-65). 

To oppose this force in case of attack, the towns raised "alarm- list com- 
panies," or minute-men, ready at a moment's call for Service. These compa- 
■ nies formed a part of the organized militia of the Province, and were composed 
of the best and ablest-bodied citizens. It was customary after their field-exer- 
cises, sometimes to repair to the meeting-house to hear a patriotic sermon, or 
partake of an entertainment at a public house. 



THE SECOND TRECINCT IN CAMBRIDGE. 51 

pour out our hearts before God, for God is a refuge for us ! Though 
the Royal ear [King George III.] appears fast closed against the 
voice of our calamities, yet the eyes of the Lord are upon the ways 
of men, and his ears open to their cries. 

* * * * Lord North, according to his insulting boast, has not yet laid 
America at his feet! * * * 

" We cannot indeed expect to be saved, but in the way of duty, 
and in a prudent, manly, resolute defence of our rights, dearer to us 
than our lives dragged along in cruel slavery ! 

" Does the courage of any one among us under fresh alarms begin. 
to fail ? Recall to remembrance the wonders God hath wrought for 
our fathers, and in our days. How was the yoke of barbarous op- 
pression suddenly broken under the rule of that despotic monster, Sir Ed- 
mund Andros! How have we seen Louisburg, that thorn in our 
sides, brought to the dust, to the astonishment of the world, by New 
England troops ! How were we the following year delivered, by the 
Providence of God, from a formidable fleet and army, who perished 
at the Divine rebuke, and sunk as lead in the mighty waters [the 
Duke D'Anville's]. How was the detested Stamp Act and other 
cruel impositions, prevented having their baneful effect, by our spir- 
ited and united opposition! Our leading enemies are now the same; 
and God, with the same ease, can again turn their counsels into fool- 
ishness. The union of the Colonies is great and marvellous in our 
eyes ! But as Ministerial Vengeance is pointed at this devoted Pro- 
vince, it will be expected that we take the lead in every prudent and 
Constitutional measure for a general defence. 

" If we are terrified into a submission, the other Colonies will make 
the best terms they are able, and leave us and our posterity to groan 
in chains of bondage. Our Brethren in arms [the Minute Company] 
will duly consider this, and set a leading example of undaunted forti- 
tude. Let us all carefully study peace, unity and good order among 
ourselves, and avoid all just occasion of offence to any person what- 
ever. Let none, under any provocations, thirst for blood, but let 
your breasts strongly beat for the Liberty of your Country ! * * * * 

'' We conclude with our earnest wish and prayers, that God would 
unite all our hearts to fear his name. That lasting unity between us 
and our once parent state may speedily take place by the terror, and ' 
not the force of our arms. That we being made free, may serve God 
without fear through life ; and when our warfare shall be accom- 
plished, and we discharged from the burden of arms, may we be raised to 
the peaceful realms of glory in the Redeemer's everlasting kingdom."^ 

This discourse was delivered under excitement which soon 

became a reality on a day never to be forgotten in the annals of 

the Precinct, and ever memorable in the history of the world. 

* The missing portion of this discourse is probably the sermon of Cooke to 
the Minute Company, presented in Smith's Address, 1864, pp. 7-11. 



52 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

As the British were the prime movers in the aflfray, their offi- 
cial return of the action will first claim our attention. We 
copy therefrom; as follows : 

" General Gage having received intelligence of a large quantity of 
military stores being collected at Concord, for the avowed purpose of 
supplying a body of troops to act in opposition to his majesty's gov- 
ernment, detached on the 18th of April, at night, the grenadiers of 
his army and the light infantry under the command of Lieutenant 
Colonel Smith of the 10th regiment, and Major Pitcairne of the 
marines, with orders to destroy the said stores ; and the next morning 
eight companies of the 4th, the same number of the 23d and 47th, and 
some marines, marched under the command of Lord Percy to support 
the other detachment. Lt. Col. Smith finding after he had advanced 
some miles on his march that the country had been alarmed by the 
firing of guns and ringing of bells, despatched six companies of light 
infantry, in order to secure two bridges on different roads beyond Con- 
cord, who, upon their arrival at Lexington, found a body of the coun- 
try people drawn up under arms on a green, close to the road ; and 
upon the King's troops marching up to them, in order to inquire the 
reason of their being so assembled, they went off in great confusion, 
and several guns were fired upon the King's troops from behind a 
stone wall, and also from the meeting-house and other houses, by 
which one man was wounded, and Major Pitcairne's horse shot in two 
places. In consequence of this attack by the Rebels, the troops re- 
turned the fire, and killed several of them ; after which the detach- 
ment marched on to Concord, without anything further happening, 
where they effected the purpose for which they were sent, having 
knocked off the trunnions of three pieces of iron ordnance, burnt 
some new gun carriages, and a great number of carriage-wheels, and 
thrown into the river a considerable quantity of flour, gunpowder, 
musket-balls and other articles. Whilst this service was performing, 
great numbers of the Rebels assembled in many parts, and a consider- 
able body of them attacked the light infantry posted at one of the 
bridges, on which an action ensued, and some few were killed and 
wounded. On the return of the troops from Concord, they were very 
much annoyed, and had several men killed and wounded by the Rebels 
firing from behind walls, ditches, trees and other ambushes ; but the 
brigade under the command of Lord Percy having joined them at 
Lexington, with two pieces of cannon, the Rebels were for a while 
dispersed ; but as soon as the troops resumed their march, they began 
again to fire upon them from behind stone-walls and houses, and kept 
up in that manner a scattering fire during the whole of their march of 
15 miles, by which means several were killed and wounded ; and such 
was the cruelty and barbarity of the rebels, that they scalped and cut 
off the ears of some of the wounded men, who fell into their hands.* 

^ This story arose from the act of a young man at Concord Bridge, who 
killed one of the British wounded with a hatchet, as the soldier was attempt- 



I 



THE SECOND PEECINCT IN CAMBRIDGE. 53 

"It is not known what number of the Rebels were killed and 
wounded; but it is supposed that their loss was very considerable." 

******** 

" Return of the commission, non-commission officers, drummers, rank 

and file, killed and ivoitnded, prisoners and missing, on the l^th of 

April, 1775. 

4th, or King's Own Regiment. Lieutenant Knight, killed. Lieut. 
Gould, wounded and prisoner. Three Serjeants, one drummer, 
wounded. Seven rank and file killed, 21 wounded, eight missing. 

5th Regiment. Lieut. Thomas Baker, Lieut. Wm. Cox, Lieut. 
Thomas Hawkshaw, wounded.* Five rank and file killed, 15 wounded, 
one missing. 

10th Regiment. Lieut. Col. Francis Smith, Capt. Lawrence Par- 
sons, Lieut. Wald. Kelly, Ensign Jeremiah Lester, wounded. One 
rank and file killed, 13 wounded, one missing. 

18th Regiment. One rank and file killed, four wounded, and one 
missing. 

23d Regiment. Lieut. Col. Eery Bernard wounded. Four rank 
and file killed, 26 wounded, six missing. 

38th Regiment. Lieut. William Sutherland wounded. One Ser- 
jeant wounded. Four rank and file killed, 11 wounded. 

43d Regiment. Lieut. Hall wounded and prisoner. Four rank 
and file killed, five wounded, two missing. 

47th Regiment. Lieut. Donald M'Cloud, Ensign Henry Baldwin, 
wounded. One serjeant wounded, five rank and file killed, 21 
wounded. 

52d Regiment. One serjeant missing, three rank and file killed, 
two wounded. 

59th Regiment. Three rank and file killed, three wounded. 



ing to get up. — Frothingham. Zechariah Bro'mi and Thomas Davis, Jr., testi- 
fied, Concord, ^May 11, 1775, that they (two) buried the dead bodies of the 
King's troops that were killed at the North Bridge in Concord on the nine- 
teenth day of April, 1775, and that neither of those persons were scalped, nor 
their ears cut off, as has been represented. — Journals of the Provincial Congress 
of Massackusetts. 

Gordon, Hist. Am. Rev., i. 311, says the real fact was, "one of the British 
"wounded, who was left behind, attempting to get up, was assaulted by a young 
fellow, going after the piu-suers to join them, who, not being under the feelings 
of hiunanity, barbarously broke his skull with a small hatchet, and let out his 
brains, but neither scalped him nor cut off his ears. * * * * The poor object 
languished for an hour or two before he expired." Could this be the same in- 
dividual who attempted to kill Lieutenant Gould? — See pages beyond. 

' The Salem Gazette of May 5, 1775, states an officer of the Fifth regiment, 
whom it calls " Capt. Thomas Knight," died at Boston, the next day after the 
engagement, of the wounds he received in the battle, and that " he was greatly 
regretted, being esteemed one of the best officers among the King's troops." 
Also that twenty- three wounded soldiers lately died at the Castle, and that 
Lieut. Hawkshaw " was wounded in the cheek, and it is thought will not re- 
cover." A Lieut. Gore [perhaps Coxr] was "wounded in the arm." — Gazette^ 
May 5. 

6* 



54 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

Marines. Capt. Souter, Second Lieutenant M' Donald wounded. 
Second Lieut. Isaac Potter missing. One serjeant killed, two 
wounded, one missing. One drummer killed, 25 rank and file killed, 
36 wounded, five missing. 

Total. One lieutenant killed. Two lieutenant colonels wounded. 
Two captains wounded. Nine lieutenants wounded. One lieutenant 
missing. Two ensigns wounded. One serjeant killed, seven wounded, 
two missing. One drummer killed, one wounded, 62 rank and file 
killed, 157 wounded, 24 missing. 

N. B. Lieut. Isaac Potter reported to be wounded and taken pris- 
oner. Signed, 

Tho. Gage."^ 

To counteract the impressions conveyed by the British, or 
Ministeiial account, the Provincial Congress of Massachusetts 
published a narrative of the excursion and ravages of the 
King's Troops, under the command of General Gage, on the 
nineteenth of April, 1775, to which were appended many depo- 
sitions of eye-witnesses, and which was transmitted to Eng- 
land and to the Continental Congress, and otherwise extensively 
circulated. The opening paragraph was as follows: "On the 
nineteenth day of April, one thousand seven hundred and sev- 
enty-five, a day to be remembered by all Americans of the pre- 
sent generation, and which ought and doubtless will be handed 
down to ages yet unborn, the troops of Britain, unprovoked, 
shed the blood of sundry of the loyal American subjects of the 
British king in the field of Lexington. ***•»«• The en- 
gagement lasted through the day." * * ^ * 

We will now turn to an account by a British eye-witness. 

April 19, 1775. Extracts from the Diary of a British Officer in 
1775, in the Atlantic MontJdy for April, 1877, showing the features of 
the general action, beginning with the previous evening: — " 18th, be- 
tween 10 and 11, P. M., all the grenadiers and light infantry 
of the army embarked and landed on the opposite shore on Cambridge 
marsh. After getting over the Marsh, where they were wet to the 
knees, they were halted in a dirty road, and stood there till 2, A. M., 
waiting for provisions to be brought from the boats and divided — an 
unnecessary procedure. At 2, A. M., began their march by wading 
through a very long ford up to their middles. At 5, A. M., arrived 

1 This account is taken from that which appeared in the London Toicn and 
Country Magazine for June, 1775, p. 332, 333, which is essentially the same as 
that in the London Gazette for June 10, 1775, the official organ of the British 
government. 



THE SECOND PRECINCT IN CAMBRIDGE. 55 

at Lexington Common ; their men without any orders rushed on the 
Provincials, fired and jDut them to flight, and several of them were 
killed. They got behind walls and into the woods. The British had a 
man of the 10th Light Infantry wounded — nobody else hurt. The 
British then formed on the common with some difficulty — the men so 
wild they could hear no orders — waited a considerable time there, and 
at length proceeded to Concord — met with no interruption till within 
a mile or two of the town, where the country-people had occupied a 
hill which commanded the road ; the light-infantry were ordered away 
to the right, and ascended the height in one line, on which the Yan- 
kees quitted it without firing, which they did for one or two heights 
more successively. — Four oflicers of eight at the Bridge were wounded 
(Lts. William Sutherland of 38th, Waldron Kelly of 10th — wounded 
again at Bunker Hill — Edward Gould of King's Own, and Edward 
Hall of 4.3d), three men killed, one sergeant and several men 
wounded. 

'' Before the whole had quitted the town they were fired on from 
houses and behind trees, and before they had gone one half a mile 
were fired on from all sides, but mostly from the rear, where people 
had hid themselves in houses till we had passed, and then fired ; the 
country was an amazing strong one, full of hills, woods, stonewalls, 
&c., which the Rebels did not fail to take advantage of; for they were 
all lined with people who kept an incessant fire upon us, as we did too 
upon them ; but not with the same advantage, for they were so concealed 
there was hardly any seeing them : in this way we marched nine or 
ten miles, their numbers increasing from all points, while ours were 
reducing by ^deaths, wounds and fatigue, and we were totally sur- 
rounded with such an incessant fire as it is impossible to conceive ; 
our ammunition was likewise near expended. In this critical situa- 
tion we perceived the First Brigade coming to our assistance (4th, 
23d and 47th Regiments, and a battalion of marines, with two field- 
pieces, six-pounders). As soon as the Rebels saw this reinforcement, 
and tasted the field-pieces, they retired.' We formed on a rising- 
ground and rested ourselves ; in about half an hour we marched again, 
and some of the Brigade taking the flanking parties we marched 
pretty quiet for about two miles ; they then began to pepper us again 
from the same sort of places, but at an attack a greater distance. 

" We were now obliged to force almost every house in the road, for 
the Rebels had taken possession. of them and galled us exceedingly; 
but they suffered for their temerity, for all that were found in the 

* Letters of British private soldiers on the battle say : — 

" They did not fight us like a regular army, only like savages — behind trees and 
stonewalls, and out of- the woods and houses, where, in the latter, we killed 
numbers of them, as well as in the woods and fields." 

" As soon as we came up we fii'ed the cannon, which brought them from be- 
hind the trees, for we did not fight as you did in Germany ; as we could not 
see above ten in a body, for they were behind trees and walls, and fired at us 
and then loaded on their bcUies. The shot flew thick. I got a wounded man's 
gun and killed two of them, as I am sure of." 



56 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

houses were put to death. When we got to Menotomy there was a 
very heavy fire ; after that we took the short cut into the Charlestown 
road, and we went into Charlestown without any great interruption. "We 
got there between 7 and 8 at night, took possession of the Hill above 
the town and waited for boats to carry us over. We got home very 
late in the night. Thus ended this expedition, which from beginning 
to end was as ill- planned and ill-executed as it was possible to be. 

" Even the people of Salem and Marblehead, above twenty miles 
off, had intelligence and time enough to march, and met us on our re- 
turn; they met us somewhere about Menotomy, but they lost a good 
many for their pains. Thus for a few trifling stores the Grenadiers 
and Light Infantry had a march of about fifty miles (going and returning) 
through an Enemy's country; and in all human probability must 
every man have been cut off, if the Brigade had not fortunately 
come to their assistance ; for when the Brigade joined us there were 
very few men had any ammunition left, and so fatigued that we could 
not keep flanking-parties out — so that we must soon have laid down 
our arms, or been picked off by the Rebels at their pleasure." 

The above statement by this officer explains why the British troops 
on their return punished our people so severely in the death of so 
many unarmed and helpless persons, particularly within the limits of 
this Precinct. 

The Rev. Samuel Abbot Smith, in his work entitled IVest 
Cambridge on the Nineteenth of April, 1775 (Boston, 1864), pp. 
66, gives an extended account of the part the place took in the 
battle, and preserves many traditions of the doings of the in- 
habitants. His sources of information were of the best, and 
his little book was one of the most interesting character. 

Dr. Paige, also, in his History of Catnbridge, has presented 
considerable data regarding the battle in this part of the town. 

The local militia were called out on what is known as the 
" Lexington Alarm," and the minute company of this Precinct 
was formed on the common at day-break, ready for active ser- 
vice (Smith). The Cambridge militia company of the other 
Parish, under the command of Capt. Samuel Thatcher, likewise 
"marched on the alarm, April 19, 1775;" Paige stating the 
number of miles out and home, for which they were credited, as 
twenty-eight; equal to the distance, at Old Cambridge, to and 
from Concord. The Menotomy company probably pursued the 
same course, and followed the enemy to Concord, and returned 
in pursuit during the British retreat- 



THE SECOND PRECINCT IN CAMBRIDGE. 57 

The British troops, after landing at Lechmere's Point, now 
East Cambridge, on the night of the 18th, first crossed the 
marshes to the Milk Row Road, now Milk Street, in Somerville, 
and then marched through Beech Street, at that time the only 
open passage-way between tiie Milk Row Road and the present 
North Avenue in Cambridge. Thence by North Avenue to 
Menotomy, now Arlington, and thence to Lexington and Con- 
cord. Paige, our authority for the foregoing, mentions a soli- 
tary house then standing at Lechmere's Point, whose occupant 
probably gave the alarm at the centre of the town proper (now 
Old Cambridge), which led to the speedy calling out of 
Captain Thatcher's Cambridge company (see Hist. Ccnnb., p. 
408). 

The company of minute-men in the Northwest Precinct, or 
Menotomy (see same, p. 410), were under the command of Capt. 
Benjamin Locke, and consisted of fifty non-commissioned officers 
and privates, twenty-five of whom were described as residents 
of Cambridge on the original enlistment roll of the company. 
This company was formed previously to April 6, 1775, when 
Mr. Cooke, the minister of the Precinct, had preached a ser- 
mon to them — see previous pages 50, 51, and Smith's Address 
(1864), pp. 7-11. 

A copy of the articles of enlistment is published in Smith's 
Address, p. 59. The original in the possession of Mr. B. D. 
Locke, the present town-clerk of Arlington, is undated. It is 
as follows : 

" We, the subscribers, do hereby solemnly and severally engage 
and enlist ourselves as soldiers in the Massachusetts service, for the 
preservation of the liberties of America, from the day of our enlist- 
ment to the last day of December next, unless the sei-vice should ad- 
mit of a discharge of a jDart or the whole sooner, which shall be at 
the discretion of the Committee of Safety ; and we hereby promise to 
submit ourselves to all the orders and regulations of the army, and 
faithfully to observe and obey all such orders as we shall receive from 
time to time, from our superior officers." 

The signers are all named in the following return preserved at the 
State House : — 

Return of Capt. Benjamin Locke's Company, in 37th Regiment of 
Foot in Continental Army, commanded by William Bond, Lieut. Col- 



58 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

onel.' Signed, Benjamin Locke, Captain. Dated, Camp Prospect 
Hill, Oct. 6, 1775. 

Capt. Benjamin Locke, Cambridge. Lieut. Solomon Bowman, ditto. 
Ensign Stephen Frost, do. Sergts., Jonathan Clark, Boston ; Joseph 
Trask, Cambridge; John Cutter, Cambridge; Moses Hovey, do. 
Corps, Thomas Cutter, Cambridge (discharged Oct. 5, 1775); .John 
Tidd, Cambridge; James Fowle, ditto; Seth Stone, do.; Joseph 
Batcheller, Marblehead (supplied Thomas Cutter's place). Jonathan 
Perry, Cambridge ; Joseph Frost, ditto ; Daniel Cutter, Charlestown ; 
Abraham Hill, Cambridge ; Josiah Williams, ditto ; Miles Greenwood, 
ditto ; Matthew Cox, Cambridge (in the Quebec Detachment) ; Peter 
Stearns, Cambridge; John Fowle, ditto; John Locke, do.; Israel 
Blackington, do. ; Andrew Cutter, do. ; Elisha Hastings, do. ; Joseph 
Cox, do. ; William Adams, do. ; Zechariah Hill, do. ; Israel Blacking- 
ton, Jr., do. ; William Wiuship, do. ; Charles Cutter, do. ; Ephraim 
Mullet, Charlestown ; John Sheldon Center, ditto ; William Dickson, 
do.; Isaac Fillebrown, Charlestown (in the Quebec Detachment); 
William Hopkins, Charlestown ; Richard Loring, Charlestown ; Sam- 
uel Pierce, ditto; Andrew Mullet, do.; Amasa Jackson, Newton, 
Drummer; William Pradox, Fifer, Boston; Samuel Pierce, jr., Bos- 
ton; Johu Grimes, Boston; Richard Kettell, ditto; David Blodget, 
Stoneham; Joseph Robinson, Lexington; Ebenezer Bowman, ditto; 
Samuel Seager, Newton; Ebenezer Cox, Boston (transferred to the 
train immediately after); Job Potamea, negro, Stoneham; Isaiah 
Barjonah, mulatto, Stoneham; Cuff Whittemore, negro, Cambridge; 
John Stewart, Cape Ann, (53.) 

Smith's Address, ^ip- 60-62, omits two names in the above list, and 
gives two others that do not appear above, namely, those of AVilliam 
Ellery and Cato Wood (negro), both belonging to Charlestown. 
Paige, Hist. Camb. p. 410, names the Cambridge members of the com- 
pany, all of whom he considers very likely were engaged in the battle 
of the 19 th of April. 

June 21, 1775, the Committee of Safety recommended Stephen 
Frost, ensign in Capt. Locke's Company of Col. Gardner's Regiment, 
to the Honorable Congress for a commission ; and in Provincial Con- 
gress, June 22, 1775, it was ordered that an ensign's commission be 
delivered to Mr. Stephen Frost, of Capt. Locke's Company in Col. 
Gardner's Regiment. — Journals of each Provincial Congress of Mass., 
pp. 374, 573. 

The British entered Menotomy about two o'clock in the morn- 
ing; citizens were awakened by the stir of their march, and 
began making preparations to resist them. One man was 
aroused by the rattle of the pewter plates on his dresser, jarred 
by the measured tramp of the soldiers. Solomon Bowman, the 

* This regiment was afterward arranged as the 25th Regiment of the Conti- 
nental Army. 



THE SECOND PRECINCT IN CAIVIBRIDGE. 59 

lieutenant of the Minute Company, came to the door to see 
what was stirring. He refused one soldier a drink of water, 
and as soon as they passed, he began at once to warn his com- 
pany for immediate service. The British continued their march 
in silence, though finding the country thoroughly aroused. They 
entered the barn at the Cutler Tavern, and a man and his wife 
in one of the old houses at the Foot of the Rocks, narrowly 
escaped detection in the act of melting their pewter plates into 
bullets. 

Such in substance are the adventures of the night march of 
the British troops through the present town of Arlington, in 
Smith's Address, with the exception of one incident. On April 18, 
1775, Tuesday, the Committee of Safety and the Committee of 
Supplies sat at Newell's (more generally Wetherby's) tavern, 
in Mcnotomy,' while a great number of British officers dined at 
Cambridge, on the watch to prevent intelligence of G-agc's in- 
tended expedition that night. After finishing the business of 
the day, the committees of safety and supplies, which usually 
held their sessions together, adjourned to meet at Woburn on 
the morrow (the 19th). Three members, Gerry, Orne, and 
Lee, remained to lodge at Newell's (otherwise Wetherby's); 
while two, Watson and Devens, departed in Devens's chaise at 
sunset, but soon meeting on the road a great number of British 
officers and their servants on horseback (the same who had 
dined that day at Cambridge), Devens and his companion rode 
some way after they had met this party, and then turned back 
and rode through them, and went and informed their friends at 
Wetherby's. They stopped there, till the British party came 
up and rode by. They then left their friends, and Devens rode 
home, to Charlestown, after leaving Mr. Watson at his house. 
Devens, after arrival home, soon received intelligence from Boston 

^ A Jacob Newell had a family here, 1766-1769, possibly a former occiipant 
of the tavern. — See Genealogies. Ethan AVetherby married Lucretia Adams, 
daughter of Capt. Thomas Adams, an innkeeper here, Dec. 31, 1775. The 
records of the Committees speak of the place as " Mr. "Wetherby's at the Black 
Horse, Menotomy." — See Journals of each Provincial Congress of Mass., pp. 515, 
516, &c. The following inscription is on a monumental tablet recently erected 
(1878) to mark the spot where Wetherby's tavern stood: "The site of the 
Black Horse Tavern, where met the Committee of Safety in 1775." 



60 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

that the enemy were all in motion and were certainly preparinf; to 
come out into the country. He soon afterward saw the signal 
aoreed upon given — a lanthorn hung out in the upper window of 
the tower of the North Church toward Charlestown — and then 
sent off an express to inform Messrs. Gerry, &c., and Messrs. 
Hancock and Adams, whom he knew were at the Rev. Mr. 
Clarke's, at Lexington. He was the man who met Paul Revere, 
when he came over from Boston, at about eleven o'clock, and 
for whom he procured a horse, and sent him to give the alarm 
at Menotomy and Lexington (see Devens's narrative, in Froth- 
ingham's Siege, p. 57, &c.). The party of British officers 
mentioned, was apparently the same party which captured 
Revere and three citizens of Lexington, beyond that town, 
toward Concord, during the niglit before the 19th. Messrs. 
Gerry, Orne, and Lee, the members who remained at Wether- 
by's, in Menotomy, saw the silent march of the British troops, 
as they passed the tavern, in the moonlight, and narrowly 
escaped capture when an officer and file of men were detached 
from the column to search the house.' 

The next important event in Menotomy after the passage of 
the first detachment of British troops through the place on the 
night of the 18th, was the assembling and departure of the com- 
pany of local minute-men, early on the morning of the 19th, 
to which allusion has been made. Those inhabitants whose 
houses were near the main road, employed themselves in secret- 

^ Heath, who on the 18th of April, had been sitting with the Committee of 
Safety at Menotomy, and on his return home, soon after he left the committee 
and about sunset, had met the party of British officers on horseback, with their 
swords and pistols, riding up the road toward Lexington, says, Memoirs, p. 12, 
" On the 19th, at day-break, our Greneral was awoke, called from his bed, and 
informed that a detachment of the British army were out ; that they had crossed 
from Boston to Phipps's farm, in boats, and had gone towards Concord, as was 
supposed, with intent to destroy the public stores. They probably had notice 
that the committees had met the preceding day at Wetherby's tavern, at Meno- 
tomy ; for, Avhen they came opposite to the house, they halted. Several of the 
gentlemen slept there during the night. Among them were Col. Orne, Col. Lee, 
and 2klr. Gerry. One of them awoke, and informed the others that a body of 
the British were before the house. They immediately made their escape, Avithout 
time to dress themselves, at the back door, receiving some injury from obstacles 
in the way in their undressed state. They made their way into the fields. The 
country was immediately alarmed, and the minute- men and militia turned out 
with great spirit." 



THE SECOND PRECINCT IN CAMBRIDGE. 61 

ing their valuables and in seeking places of greater safety. 
The few who remained, witnessed, at about the middle of the 
day on the 19th, the appearance on the main street in Meno- 
tomy, of a second detachment of British troops, which com- 
prised the reinforcement under the command of Lord Percy 
that had marched out from Boston, at nine o'clock that morn- 
ing, through Roxbury, and over the Great Bridge to Cambridge, 
and thence through Menotomy by the great road to Concord to 
support the first detachment. One who saw the passing column 
on the road at Menotomy,' and heard the measured tread of 
the veteran and disciplined regulars, said their burnished arms 
and bright bayonets, glittering in the sunlight, looked ^' like a 
flowing river." " A little girl, named Nabby Blackington, as 
they marched by, was watching her mother's cow while she fed 
by the road-side; the cow took her way directly through the 
passing column, and the child, faithful to her trust, followed 
through the ranks bristling with bayonets. ' We will not hurt 
the child,' they said." — Sm'uh.^ 

The detachment under Percy on their way to Lexington 
fo.und every house on the road deserted. The militia were en- 
gaged in the distant conflict, and the main body of the detach- 
ment met no opposition in Cambridge, beyond the removal of 
the planks from the Great Bridge at the passage of the Charles 
River. These not being removed altogether, but piled by the 
bridge, were speedily replaced, and caused the main body little 
delay. But the wagon-train carrying the provisions and sup- 
plies for the troops was detained so long by this occurrence, 
that it lost the protection of the main bod}^, and became so far 



1 Deacon Ephraim Cutter, born 1767, died 1841. 

2 Gordon in his Hist. Am. Revolution, says, "The brigade marched out play- 
ing, by way of contempt, Yankee Doodle, a song composed in derision of the 
New "Englanders, scornfully called Ya?ikees. A smart boy observing it, as the 
troops passed through Roxbury, made himself extremely merry with the circum- 
stance, jumping and laughing, so as to attract the notice of his lordship, who, 
it is said, asked him at what he was laughing so heartily ; and was answered, 
' To think how you will dance by and by to C/ievi/ Chace.' It is added, that the 
repartee stuck by his lordship the whole day." Gordon, who was pastor of the 
Third Church in Roxbury (the Jamaica Plain Church), gives also an interest- 
ing historv of the origin of the term Yankee. — See his Hist. Am. Rev., i. 3r2-13. 

"7 



62 HISTORY or ARLINGTON. 

separated in following after it, as to be easily captured at Me- 
notomy by a body of exempts, or men too old to go into the conflict 
elsewhere. This event was variously noticed in the Provincial 
journals of the day. We cite a few instances : 

" At Menotomy, a few of our men attacked a party of twelve of the 
enemy, carrying stores and provisions to the troops, killed one of them, 
wouuded several, made the rest prisoners, and took possession of all 
their arms, stores, provisions, &c., without any loss on our side." — 
Essex Gazette, Salem, and MassacJnisetts Spy, Worcester. 

The Salem Gazette, in a hand-bill published on tlie Fight, has the 
following: "At Menotomy, a few of the men [tlie Gazette says, 'be- 
longing to the detachment from Lynn End' ^^ attacked a party of 
twelve of the enemy, carrying stores and provisions to the troops, 
killed two of them, wounded several, took six prisoners, shot five 
horses, and took possession of all their arms, stores, provisions, &c., 
without any loss on our side; among those who were killed was a 
lieutenant, who went with the provisions for his recreation, and to 
view the country ; the otiicer of the guard, who generally attends on 
such occasions, being only a sergeant." 

Smith, in his West Cambridge on the Nineteenth of April, 1775, 
gives a minute account of this event, which occurred in front of 
the Precinct meeting-house, which stood on the site now occu- 
pied by that of the Arlington First Parish. The exempts took 
their position behind a wall opposite the meeting-house, and 
when the convoy came between them and the meeting-house, 
they took aim and ordered a surrender. As no attention was 
paid to this demand, except to hasten the speed of the convoy, 
the exempts fired and killed, probably, two of the enemy, and 
wounded several, shot five horses, drove off the guard, and took 
possession of the convoy and all its contents ; making besides 
six of the guard prisoners, who are said in this account to have 
ran as far as the shore of Spy Pond, into which they threw 
their muskets before they surrendered. All this was without loss 
on the side of the Provincials. In the numbers given above we 
have depended on the newspaper accounts of the time. A 
memorial stone recently erected ( 1878) at the place, contains 
this inscription: "At this spot, April 19th, 1775, the Old Men 
of Menotomy captured a convoy of eighteen soldiers with sup- 
plies, on its way to join the British at Lexington." 

^ Now Lynnfield. 



THE SECOND TKECINCT IN CAMBRIDGE. 63 

The command of the party of exempts is variously attributed 
to Pavid Lams on, a private soldier from Cambridge during the 
French War (see Paige, 405, note),* and to Phillips Payson, 
A.M., pastor of a church in Chelsea [H. U. 1754, D.D. &c.], 
both of whom were probably present. Bancroft says two 
wagons sent out to the troops with supplies were waylaid and 
captured by Payson, the minister of Chelsea.' Gordon, Hist. 
Am. Rev., i. 313, speaking of the British in retreat, says, "Be- 
fore they reached Menotomy, a few Americans, headed by the 
Rev, Mr, Payson of Chelsea, who till now had been extremely 
moderate, attacked a party of twelve soldiers, carrying stores 
to the retreating troops, killed one, wounded several, made the 
whole prisoners, and gained possession of their arms and 
stores without any loss whatever to themselves." 

After the capture, for fear of exposing the village to British 
vengeance, all traces of the action on the road were effaced. 
The wagons were drawn into the hollow to the eastward of the 
present Railway Station and despoiled of their contents. The 
dead animals were removed to a distance, and the surviving ones 
sent to Medford (see Smith).^ 

Lieutenant Edward Thornton Gould, of the Fourth, or King's 

* Lamson is named as an Indian, first from Medford, 1767, &c, — "Wyman's 
Charlestoion, 539. 

2 ^lajor Sylvester Osborn, then 16 years old (he was the youngest member 
of his company), was one of the guard detached from a Dan vers militia 
company, which marched in advance of their regiment to ^lenotomy, " and 
had charge of two baggage- wagons, loaded with provisions and ammunition, 
which were taken with eleven British soldiers on their way to meet Lord 
Percy. One man was killed, and another wounded, before they surrendered. 
The prisoners were lodged in Ipswich gaol." — Note to Kimj's Danvers Addresf. 
Hanson, Hist. Danvers, says the company to which O shorn belonged " captured 
a wagon near Medford, which was carrying supplies to the British. He and 
others were detached to escort the prize to a place of safety, and they heard the 
report of the fire-arms, immediately after leaving the main body," — See Hist. 
Danvers, pp. 106-107, 108, 217-218. 

* The following story related by Smith concerning this affiiir, and regarded 
by many as apocryphal, is still worthy of preservation as a curiosity. The 
guards in fleeing followed the westerly shore of Spy Pond, till, near Spring 
Valley, they met an old woman, named Batherick, digging dandelions, to whom 
they surrendered themselves, asking her protection. She led them to the house 
of Capt. Ephraim Frost, and gave them up to a party of our men, saying to her 
prisoners, " If you ever live to get back, you tell King George that an old 
woman took six of his grenadiers prisoners." The squib went the rounds of 
the English opposition papers, "If one old Yankee woman can take six grena- 
diers, how many soldiers wdl it requii'e to conquer America?" 



64 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

Own Regiment, who had been wounded early in the day at Con- 
cord Bridge, was made prisoner in Menotomy, while returning to 
Boston alone on horseback in advance of the troops. His cap- 
ture was effected on the main road near Mill Street by some of 
the exempts, who were returning home after the taking of the 
convoy. He was carried first to the house of Ammi Cutter — 
the place where the late Cyrus Cutter resided — and afterward 
to Medford (Smith). He calls himself (deposition at Medford, 
April 25, 17T5) "of His Majesty's Own Regiment of Foot." 
He embarked with the light infantry and grenadiers on the 
evening of the 18th,. and marched to Concord, and commanded 
one of the light infantry companies stationed at the North 
Bridge. He was wounded at the attack of the bridge, and at 
the date of his deposition was "treated with the greatest humanity, 
and taken all possible care of by the Provincials of Medford." ' 

The severe part of the battle of the 19 th in Menotomy, oc- 
curred in the latter part of the day, or, according to Hannah 
Bradish's deposition (see Genealogies), " about five o'clock." 

Lord Percy's detachment met the retreating first detachment 
of the British, a half mile below Lexington meeting-house, about 
two o'clock in the afternoon, where, after some delay, the march 
to Boston was resumed by both detachments. The light infan- 
try and grenadiers of the detachment which had been severely 
engaged in battle in the defiles between Concord and Lexing- 
ton, now marched in front, while Percy's brigade of fresh troops 
brought up the rear and provided the strong flanking parties of 
the regulars. Gordon says the British were incommoded by the 
wind blowing the smoke directly back upon them all the time 
they were retreating; "the soldiers loaded and fired over the 
stone-walls, when there was not a single man behind them." 
The Americans from behind stone-walls and other places of shel- 
ter kept up on the British an incessant fire, on either flank, as well 

* Go^ild is said to have had a fortune of £1,900 a year, and to have offered 
£2,000 for his ransom. Gordon, Hist, Am. Rev., i, 311, says Lieut. Gould would 
have been killed at the North Bridge, had not a minister present prevented. 
He infers Gould was made a prisoner at the Bridge, and Heath {Memoirs, 
p. 13), says an officer of the British was taken prisoner at the Bridge. Gould 
was exchanged ^May 28, 1775, for Josiah Breed, of Lynn. See Hist. Medford, 158. 



THE SECOND PEECIXCT IN CAMBRIDGE. G5 

as in front and rear. This fire, Stedman, the English historian, 
affirms "it would not have served any purpose to return, as the 
Americans were concealed, and kept running from front to flank, 
and from flank to rear, loading their pieces at one place and 
discharging them at another." This fire was continued till 
sunset. 

Beyond Lexington the troops were attacked by men chiefly 
from Essex County and' the lower towns. Gordon says there 
were never more than about four hundred provincials together 
attacking at one and the same time, and often scarce that num- 
ber. The British flankers entered the houses on the line of 
march, plundering and burning, destroying doors, windows, 
glasses, tfec, and carrying ofi" clothing and other valuable effects. 

Major-General William Heath, of Roxbury, who on the 18th 
of April "had been sitting with the Committee of Safety, at 
Menotomy in Cambridge " (see Memoirs, p. 11), after proceed- 
ing to the Committee of Safety on the morning of the 19th, 
and from the committee, taking a cross-road to Watertown (the 
British being in possession of the Lexington road), and giving 
orders to some militia, who had not marched, whom he found at 
Watertown, then pushed to join the militia, taking a cross-road 
toward Lexington, " in which he was joined by Dr. Joseph War- 
ren (afterward a Major-General), who kept with him ; " they 
reached the militia in active engagement, just after Lord Percy 
had met the British, below the Lexington meeting-house. They 
assisted in forming a regiment, which had been broken by the 
shot from the British field-pieces — " for the discharge of these, 
together with the flames and smoke of several buildings, to 
which the British, nearly at the same time, had set fire, opened 
a new and more terrific scene." — Memoirs, p. 14. "The British 
having again taken up their retreat, were closely pursued. On 
descending from the high grounds in Menotomy, on to the plain, 
the fire was brisk. At this instant, a musket-ball came so near 
to the head of Dr. Warren, as to strike the inn out of the hair of 
his oarlock. Soon after, the right flank of the British was ex- 
posed to the fire of a body of militia, which had come from 



66 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

Roxbuiy, Brookline, Dorchester, &c. For a few minutes the 
fire was brisk on both sides, and the British had here recourse 
to their field-pieces again ; but the Provincials were now more 
familiar with them than before. Here the militia were so close 
on the rear of the British, that Dr. Downer, an active and en- 
terprising man, came to single combat with a British soldier, 
whom he killed with his bayonet." ' 

It was at this period that Hannah, wife of Deacon Joseph 
Adams, had her remarkable experience. A copy of her deposi- 
tion on the event is presented in a notc.^ 

A few particulars regarding the Danvcrs companies, which 
marched in advance of their regiment and engaged the enemy 
at Mcnotomy, are here given from an address commemorative 
of seven young men of Danvers, who were slain in the Battle 
of Lexington, delivered in the Old South meeting-house in Dan- 
vers, on the sixtieth anniversary of the battle, with notes, by 
Daniel P. King (Salem, 1835). 

Gen. Gideon Foster, who commanded one of the companies 



^ For further mention of Dr. Downer, of lloxburv, see Heath's Memoirs, pp. 
32, 34, 200, 201. 

^ " Hannah Adams, wife of Deacon Joseph Adams, of the Second Precinct in 
Cambridge, testifieth and saith that on the Nineteenth day of April last, upon 
the return of the King's troops from Concord, divers of them entered our house 
by bursting open the doors, and three of the soldiers broke into the room in 
which I then was, laid on my bed, being scarcely able to walk from my bed to 
the lire, not having been to my chamber- door from ray being delivered in child- 
birth to that time. One of said soldiers immediately opened my curtains with 
his bayonet fixed, pointing the same at my breast. I immediately cried out, 
'For the Lord's sake, do not kill me! ! ' He replied, 'Damn you! ' One that 
stood near said, ' We will not hurt the woman, if she will go out of the house, 
but we will surely burn it.' I immediately arose, threw a blanket over me, and 
crawled into a coruhouse near the door Avith my infant in my arms, Avhere I re- 
mained until they were gone. They immediately set the house on fire, in which 
I had left five children and no other person, but the fire Avas happily extinguished 
when the house Avas in the utmost danger of being utterly consumed." Dated 
Cambridge Second Precinct, May 17, 1775. 

A sermon preached before the Honorable Congress of the Colony, at Water- 
town, Wednesday, May 31, 1775, by Samuel Langdon, D.D., President of Har- 
vard College in Cambridge (published Watertowu, 1775), contains in a note the 
following: "Near the meeting-house in Menotomy two aged, helpless men, Avho 
had not been out in the action, and were fovmd unarmed in a house where the 
regulars entered, were murdered without mercy. In another house, in that 
neighborhood, a woman, in bed with a new-born infant about a week old, was 
forced by the threats of the soldiery to escape, almost naked, to an open out- 
house ; her house was then set on fire, but was soon extinguished by one of the 
children which had laid concealed till the enemv Avas gone." 



THE SECOND PRECINCT IN CAMBRIDGE. 67 

of Danvers minute-men, marched with his company sixteen miles 
in four hours, full half the way upon the run, to Menotomy. 
Two companies of minute-men and three companies of militia, 
amounting to probably more than one hundred and fifty men, 
left Danvers at different hours and on different roads ; they ran 
more than half the way, and reached Menotomy near the same 
time. " A little west of the meeting-house is a hill around 
which the road wound in such manner as to conceal the Eritish. 
Many of the men of Danvers went into a walled enclosure, and 
piled bundles of shingles wliich were lying there, to strengthen 
their breastwork; rumor had deceived them as to the force of 
the enemy; it was certainly their expectation here to have 
intercepted their retreat. Others selected trees on the side of 
the hill, from which they might assail the enemy. But they had 
little space for preparation ; they soon saw the Britisii in solid 
column descend the hill on their right, and at the same moment 
discovered a large flank guard advancing on their left. The 
men in the enclosure made a gallant resistance, but were over- 
powered by numbers — some sought shelter in a neighboring 
house, and three or four, after they had surrendered themselves 
prisoners of war, were butchered with savage barbarity.' 

" Captain Foster, with some of his men on the side of the 
hill, finding themselves nearly surrounded, made an effort to gain 



1 " Dennison "Wallis -was taken prisoner. The British soldiers were so much 
enraged by the severe treatment they -were receiving from our marksmen, that 
the officers could not prevent them from killing the prisoners. Finding that 
this must be his fate, Wallis attempted to make his escape ; the enemy fired 
upon him, and he received twelve wounds ; he fell as he was leaping a wall, and 
they supposing him dead left him. Nathan Putnam, a brother of Perley, Avho 
was killed, was severely wounded in the shoulder. He, as well as Henry Put- 
nam of Medford [see Genealogies], Avho was killed on the same memorable 
day, were relations of Gen. Israel Putnam, so celebrated for his courage and for 
his services in the French, Indian and Revolutionary Wars. Gen. Putnam was 
a native of Danvers. 

"D aland and South wick left families. The ages of those who were killed 
belonging to Danvers, follow : — Samuel Cook, 33 years ; Benjamin Daland, 25 
years; George Southwick, 25 years; Perley Putnam, 21 years; Jotham AVebb, 
22 years ; Henry Jacobs, 22 years ; Ebenezer Goldthwait, 22 years." — Note to 
D. P. King's Address. 

'< On Friday [April 21, 1775] the bodies of Messrs. Henry Jacobs, Sam- 
viel Cook, Ebenezer Goldthwait, George Southwick, Benjamin Daland, Jun., 
Jotham Webb, and Perley Putnam, of Danvers, who were like-wise slain lighting 
in the glorious cause of liberty and their countrij, on the nineteenth of April, were 



68 HISTORY OF AKLIXGTON. 

the pond. They passed along its margin, and crossed the road 
directly in front of the British column. On the north side of 
the road, they took position behind a ditch wall. From this 
casual redoubt they lired upon the enemy as long as any of 
them were within reach of their muskets." Gen. Foster dis- 
charged his musket at the enemy a number of times (he thought 
eleven), with two balls each time, and with well directed aim. 
His comrade, Nathaniel Cleaves, of Beverly, who was then 
standing by his side, had his finger and ramrod cut away by a 
shot from the enemy.' 

The "walled enclosure" into which many of the Danvers men 
went, and piled shingles which were lying there, to strengthen 
their breastwork, with the expectation of intercepting the Brit- 
ish retreat; and where others selected trees on the hill-side, 
from which they might assail the enemy, was near the house of 
Jason Russell, which is still standing, and here a monu- 
mental tablet has lately been erected (1878), with the following 
inscription: ''Site of the house of Jason Russell, where he and 
eleven others were captured, disarmed and killed by the retreat- 
ing British, April 19, 1775." This was the " neighboring house " 
where some of the men in the enclosure, when overpowered by 
the British, sought shelter; and the place where a number on 
both sides were slain, and others, after they had surrendered 
themselves prisoners of war, were butchered, Hanson, the 
historian of Pan vers, says that when Foster's men threw them- 
selves behind the enclosure from which they fired, Hutchinson 
(apparently Israel Hutchinson, captain of a company of Dan- 
vers minute-men), whose experience in the French War gave 
him knowledge, warned them to beware of the flank-guard. But 
in their unacquaintance with military afllairs, they knew nothing of 



respectfully interred among their friends in the different parishes belonging to 
that town, their corpses being attended to the place of interment by two com- 
panies of minute-men from this place, and a large concourse of people from this 
and the neighboring towns ; previous to that interment, an excellent and well 
adapted prayer was delivered by the Kev. Mr. Holt, of that place." — Salem Gaa. 
^ Planson, Hist. Danvers, pp. 108, 109, says 24 men from Beverly completed 
one of the Danvers minute- companies, and some members of other Danvers 
companies may have belonged to Salem or Beverly. 



THE SECOND TRECINCT IN CAJMBRTDGE. 69 

a flank-guard, and firing on the main body as it passed, those 
•who rushed out to harass its rear, found themselves between 
two fires, and several fell. 

Jasou Russell was a prominent citizen in this Precinct, of 
whom a particular account is given in the Genealogies. A 
stone in the Precinct burying ground contains the following in- 
scription, apparently composed by the Rev. Samuel Cooke : 

"Mr. Jason Russell was barba'"ous1y murdered iu his own house by 
Gage's bloody troops, on the 19th of April, 1775, £etatis 59. His 
body is quietly resthig in this grave with Eleven of our friends, who 
in like manner, with many others, were cruelly slain, on that fatal 
day. Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord." 

Historians have generally considei-ed Russell a non-comba- 
tant, but he sent his family to a place of safety, and seems to 
have been determined to remain at his house. Smith says, "He 
barricaded his gate with bundles of shingles, making what he 
thought would be a good cover from which to hre on the enemy 
as they returned. Ammi Cutter, his neighbor, came from his 
house across the brook to see Mr. Russell, and advised him to go 
to a place of greater security. He refused, saying, ' An English- 
man's house is his castle!" Cutter left him, and narrowly 
escaped being shot by British flankers, on the other side of the 
road ; their bullets striking the bark off the logs, among which 
he fell; at the neighboring mill, and scattering some silver money 
in his trovvsers pocket.' 

Smith further says, that the flanking party south of the road 
made a circuit along the foot of the hill, and drove the 
Americans, unsuspiciously lying in wait there, down upon 
the main body, and finding no other chance of escape they 
rushed into Russell's house. Russell, who seems to have 
been with them outside, followed them, and was killed by the 
British, who entered the house, killing all they found inside, 
save a kw who fled to the cellar, the latter shooting whoever of 
the British attempted to descend the cellar-stairs. 

It is probable the greater number of the Americans who were 
killed in Menotomy on that day were killed around this house. 

* Statement by a sou of ^Ir. Cutter. 



70 HISTORY OF AELIXGTOX. 

Jason Russell and eleven comi-aclcs in deaili were interred in 
one grave,, wiiliout cofiiins, in the Precinct burying- ground, and 
in the clothes in which they fell. Smith says lliey were laid 
"head to point." The tradition is that Capt. William Adams, 
who lived near by, brought a sheet from his house, to be 
wrapped round Russell's body at the interment, saying he could 
not bear to have his neighbor buried before his eyes without a 
winding sheet. The names of only three of (he occupants of 
this grave, and these belonging to what is since West Cam- 
bridge and Arlington, are at pi-esent known. 

A plain obelisk of pure New Hami»shij-e granite, about nine- 
teen feet in height above the level ground, and encircled by a 
plain substantial stone and iron fence, which now stands above 
the grave, contains this insci'iption, inserted in the main shaft of 
the monument on a marble tablet : 

"Erected by the Inhabitants of West Cambridge, A.l). 1848, over 
the common gmve of Jason Russell, Jason Wiusliip, Jabez Wyman 
and nine others, who were slain in this town by the British Troops on 
their retreat from the Battles of Lexington and Concord, April 19th, 
1775. Being among tlie lirst to. lay down their lives in the struggle 
for American Independence." ' 

The Danvers men, by being thus surrounded at Menotomy, 
lost heavily of their number. Their slain, seven in all — see 
their names in a previous note — were buried in their own town. 
Two were wounded — Nathan Putnam and Dennison Wallis. One, 
Joseph Bell, was missing alter the battle, being taken prisoner 

* See history of the town, under 1848. The monument was erected June 24, 
1848. The remains of the twelve occupants of the common grave were dis- 
interred, and placed in a stone vault, now under the monument, April 22, 1848. 
The monument was cut from Concord granite at Mr. Luther Roby's stoueyard, 
at Concord, N.H. — See Frothingham's .SVeye of Boston, p. So; Eouton's llist. 
Concord, N. 11., p. 484. 

The Salem Gazette for May 5, 1775, states, " On Thursday the twentieth past, 
the bodies of eleven of the unfortunate persons who fell in the battle, were col- 
lected together and buried at Medforrl." Menotomy is occasionally confounded 
with iledtbrd by Essex county writers on the battle. 

On the morning of the 20th, Capt. John Battle, of Dedham, was ordered with 
his company of militia, to pass over the ground which had been the scene of action 
the preceding day, and bury such of the slain as he should find unburied. — 
Heath. 

The British dead were, many of them, buried near the wall and close to the 
brook which runs through the old grave- yard, in the spot used for the burial- 
place of the slaves. — Smith. 



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and carried into Boston, Avliere he was imprisoned two months 
in an English frigate. "Although she was farther from Lexing- 
ton than any of her sister towns who were represented at the 
battle, yet she lost more of her cliildren than any other town 
except Lexington." ' The Beverly men injured, and probably 
here, were Reuben Kcnnison killed, and Nathaniel Cleaves, Sam- 
uel Woodbury and William Dodge wounded. Of men from 
other towns who fell in Mcnotomy, we find mention of the fol- 
lowing in the Salem (iazcUe: — 

" Ou the nineteentli of April, was killed among others, by the Brit- 
ish \a'oo\)?,, at Menoioiuy, as he was courageously defending his coun- 
try s rights, the good, the pious, and friendly Mr. Daxiel Townsend, 
of Lynn-End. Ue was a consiant and ready friend to the poor and 
afflicted; a good adviser in case of difficulty, and an able, mild, and 
sincere reprover of those wdio were out of the way. In short, he was 
a friend to his country, a blessing to society, and an ornament to the 
church of which he was a member. He has left an amiable consort, 
and five young children, to bewail the loss. 

Lie, valiant Townsend, in the peaceful shades. — We trust 

Immortal honors mingle with thy dust. 

What! tlio' thy body struggled hi the gore; 

80 did thy Savior's body long before ! 

And as he raisM his own, by power divine, 

So the same power shall also quicken thine. 

And in eternal glory mayst tliou shine." 

Lynn End was formerly the north parish of Lynn, and is now 
Lynnfield. The above lines are inscribed on the gravestone of 
Townsend at that place. Lynn lost in the battle on that day, 
four men killed, two wounded, one missing. — See notices in 
Lewis's and Newhalfs Histories of Lynn. Newhall, Hist, of 
Lijnn, p. 340, says Timothy jNIunroe, of Lynn, was wounded 
while standing behind a house, with Daniel Townsend, firing at 
the British troops as they were coming down the road in their 
retreat toward Boston. " Townsend had just fired, and ex- 
claimed, ' There is another red-coat down 1 ' when Munroe, look- 
ing round, saw, to his astonishment, that they were completely 
hemmed in by the flank-guard of the British army, who were 
coming down through the fields behind them. They imme- 

* Hanson, Hist, Daiivers, p. 91. 



72 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

diately ran into the house, and sought for the cellar ; but no 
cellar entrance was there. They looked for a closet, but there 
was none. All this time, which was indeed but a moment, the 
balls were pouring through the back windows, making havoc of 
the glass. Townsend leaped through the end window, carrying 
the sash and all with him, and instantly fell dead. Munroe fol- 
lowed, and ran for his life. He passed for a long distance be- 
tween both parties, many of whom discharged their guns at him. 
As he passed the last soldier, who stopped to fire, he heard the 
redcoat exclaim, ' Damn the Yankee ! he is bullet-proof — let him 
go ! ' Mr. Munroe had one ball through his leg, and thirty-jtwo 
bullet-holes tlirough his clothes and hat. Even the metal but- 
tons of his waistcoat were shot off. He kept his clothes until 
he was tired of showing them, and died in 1808, aged 72 years." 
This is a vivid description of the action around Russell's house. 
Newhall further quotes the following advertisement, which re- 
lates to this action, and which appeared in the Essex Gazette of 
June 8, 1775:— 

" Lost, ill the battle of Menotomy, by Nathan Putnam, of Captain 
Hutchinson's Company, who was then badly wounded, a French fire- 
lock, marked D. No. G, with a marking iron, on the breech. Said 
Putnam carried it to a cross-road near a mill. Whoever has said gun 
in possession, is desired to return it to Colonel Mansfield of Lynn, or 
to the selectmen of Danvers, and they shall be rewarded for their 
trouble." 

From a list of funerals in Medford, is the following: " 1775, 
April 21, Mr. Henry Putnam — slain at Menotomy by the enemy, 
in the retreat from Concord on the 19th inst. He was about 
70 years." " April 26, William Polly, a young man, of a wound 
in Concord Battle." Mr. Henry Putnam, according to the Med- 
ford records, met his death, April 19, and William Polly died 
April 25, 1775. These persons having connection here, are 
named in the Genealogies. It is said that William Polly was 
shot by the British flank-guard while he was riding on horse- 
back at a distanca from the main road in Menotomy. 

A hand-bill published soon after the battle, with forty coffins 
and the names of the Americans slain presented upon it, entitled 
the " Bloody Butchery by the British Troops; or the Runaway 



THE SECOND PRECINCT IN CAMBRIDGE. (6 

Fight of the Regulars," contains '• A Funeral Elegy, to the Im- 
mortal INIemory of those Worthies who were slain in the Battle 
of Concord, April 19, 1775," from which we extract the follow- 
ing lines : 

" Let's not forget the Danvers race, 

So late in battle slain, 
Their valor and their courage shown, 

Upon this crimson'd plain. 
Seven of your youthful sprightly sons 

In the fierce "fight were slain. 
****** 

Menotomy and Charlestown met 

A sore and heavy stroke. 
In losing five of their townsmen 

Who fell by a tyrant's yoke. 
Unhappy Lxjnn and Beverly, 

Your loss I do bemoan, 
Five your brave sons in dust doth lie, 

Who late were in the bloom." 

As this hand-bill originated with E. Russell's Salem Gazette, 
the elegy included these four lines on Mr. Benjamin Peirce : 

" We sore regret poor Pierces death, 
A stroke to Salem known, 
Where tears did flow from every brow, 
When the sad tidings come." ^ 

The destruction of property attempted by the British, both 
by fire and pillage, during tlieir retreat through Menotomy, was 
considerable, but the pressure of the pursuit by the Provincials 
prevented much. Smith mentions several houses which were 
entered on the main street. The damage done to the meeting- 
house and school-house in the Northwest Precinct of Cam- 
bridge was estimated to amount to £0. 13.4; and the vessels, 
linen, and cash, belonging to the church of said Precinct, taken 
out of the house of Joseph Adams, deacon of said church, as by 
his account exhibited on oath, amounted to X16. 16. 8. The 
whole losses suffered in Cambridge amount to £1202. 8. 7. — See 
Poio-e, 415-16. 

The next disaster to Menotomy people, as the British con- 
tinued their retreat, was the killing of Jabez Wyman and Jason 
Winship, at Cooper's tavern, the spot where a monumental tab- 

1 Felt, in his Annals of Salem, ii. 519, mentions Peirce as killed by the British 
at the Battle of Lexington, and states tl;at other persons fiom Salem rode to 
the place of the engagement. 



74 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

let has recently been erected (1878) with the following inscrip- 
tion : " Here stood Cooper's Tavern, in which Jabez Wyman 
and Jason Winship were killed by the British, April 19, 1775.'' 
They are generally spoken of as two decrepit men, who came 
into the tavern for information, and were killed while sitting in 
the tavern, by the British, who entered the house. The follow- 
ing deposition gives an account of the event : 

" Cambridge, May 19,1775. We, Benjamin Cooper and Rachel 
Cooper, both of Cambridge, aforesaid, of lawful age, testify and say 
that in the afternoon of the 19th day of April last, the King's regu- 
lar troops, under the command of General Gage, upon their return 
from blood and slaughter, which they had made at Lexington and 
Concord, fired more than a hundred bullets into the house where we 
dwell, through doors, windows, &c. ; then a number of them entered 
the house, where we and two aged gentlemen were, all unarmed. We 
escaped for our lives into the cellar ; the two aged gentlemen were 
immediately most barbarously and inhumanly murdered by them, being 
stabbed through in many places, their lieads mauled, skulls broke, and 
their brains out on the floor and walls of the house ; and further saith 
not." 

Sketches of Jason Winship and Jabez Wyman are given in 
the Genealogies. The following phase of the matter is differ- 
ent from the generally received American accounts, which 
make these two men martyrs to the cause of American Inde- 
pendence. 

The account given below of some incidents relating to these two 
men is extracted from a letter written by the Rev. John Marrett, pastor 
of the Second Church in Woburn (now Burlington), to his uncle the 
Rev. Isaiah Dunster, minister of the North Parish of Harwich (now 
Brewster), dated at the former place July 28, 1775. Both these cler- 
gymen were natives of Cambridge and graduates of Harvard College 
(see Paige, 538, 604). The letter is published entire in a work enti- 
tled Henry Dunster and his Descendants, p. 87, &c. The allusions are 
to the death of Jabez Wyman and Jason Winship, to the adventure of 
the wife of Deacon Adams, the setting fire to John Cutter's house, 
the damage to the meeting-house and Mr. Cooke's house, and the kill- 
ing of Jason Russell and others. 

" As to the two men unarmed that were killed in a house at Meno- 
tomy, am not absolutely certain ; but take them to be Jabez Wyman, 
who used to work for Mr. Cooke, and Jason Winship, killed in the 
tavern that Captain Adams formerly owned, now Cooper at the cor- 
ner. Wyman was certainly killed there, and I think Winship, but 
am not certain they were unarmed ; but it is likely enough they were ; 
they were drinking flip. Wyman was warned of the danger, but, 



THE SECOND rUECINCT IN CAMBRIDGE. YD 

says lie, let us finish the mug — they won't come yet. He died as a 
fool dieth. The woman you speak of was Deacon Adams's wife. She 
had newly been brought to bed a few days before. The Regulars 
came into the house, and one of them presented his piece at her, but 
she screamed for mercy, and another prevented his firing, but pulled 
off the clothes and told her to get out of the way ; or, to use their 
phrase, to make herself scarce. So she went off, but I know not 
where. Her children were some of them under the bed, and I think 
remained undiscovered ; they set the house on fire, but it was soon put 
out. They set John Cutter's house on fire, but by the activity of our 
people it was soon put out. Our people pressed so hard upon them 
that they had not time to execute their Master's will so fully as they 
desired. Menotomy meeting-house received no other damage than 
some of the windows being broken, and some balls from small arms 
shot into it. Lexington meeting-house had a cannon ball, a six- 
pounder, shot through it, besides many small arms fired into it. They 
broke the windows of Mr. Cooke's house, and fired into it. and 
the kitchen, the setty room and the best room northeast. They plun- 
dered as much as the time would admit, took, broke and destroyed 
what they could. Jason Russell, the old man, was the person killed, 
and in his house ; whose death I have mentioned in my other letter. 
It was not your brother Harrington that was killed,' nor his son. It 
was Moses Harrington's son. It runs in my mind there were two of 
that name killed, but I forget whose son the other was. * * * * I 
have just made inquiry, and am informed that Jason Winship and 
Wyman were the persons killed, who were unarmed, and had not been 
in the engagement ; but were solacing themselves at the tavern the 
chief of the day ; and both died like fools." 

At about the time of the killing of Wyman and Winship, Mr. 
Samuel Whittemore was wounded by the British flank-guard and 
left for dead, being the one wounded man of Menotomy men- 
tioned in the lists of the American losses on that day. He was 
struck down nearly in the rear of Cooper's tavern, about where 
on "Russell Park"' a monumental tablet lias recently been 
erected (1878), with this inscription: " Near this spot Samuel 
Whittemore, then eighty years old, killed three British soldiers, 
April 19, 1775. He was shot, bayoneted, beaten, and left for 
dead, but recovered, and lived to be ninety-eight years of age." 
A sketch of him is given in the Gexealogies. He was a 
prominent citizen of the Precinct, and the progenitor of a great 
portion of the Whittemore family here. Paige, in his Hht. 

1 Jonathan Harrington, of Lexington, was husband of Abigail, the widow of 
his brother Henry Dunster, — See Vaige, 538. 



76 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

Camb., devotes considerable attention to him. A descendant, 
T. J. Whittemore, of Englewood, N. J., communicates the fol- 
lowing, which has already been printed : 

Capt. Samuel Whittemore.-: — April 19, 1775. — Mr. Editor, — I 
find the following notice in the Columbian Centinel, viz. : 

"Feby. G, ll'd^.— Died— At Menotomy, Feby. 2 (1793), Capt. 
Samuel Whittemore, JE.. 99. The many and moral virtues, in all the 
various relations of Brother, Husband, Father and Friend, were inva- 
riably exhibited in this gentleman. He was not more remarkable for 
his longevity, than his number of descendants (his progeny being 185), 
one of which is the 5th generation. When the British troops marched 
to Lexington (Ap. 19, 1775), he was 81 years of age, and one of the 
first on the parade ; he was armed with a gun {King's arm) and horse 
pistols. After an animated exhortation to the collected militia, to the 
exercise of bravery and courage, he exclaimed ; ' If I can only be the 
instrument of killing one of my country's foes, I shall die in peace ! ' 

" The prayer of this venerable old man was heard, for on the re- 
turn of the troops (from Lexington) he lay behind a stone wall and 
discharged his gun. A soldier immediately fell. He then discharged 
his pistol and killed another ; at which instant a ball struck his face 
and shot away part of his cheek bone; on which a number of soldiers 
ran up the wall and gorged their malice on his wounded head ; they 
were heard to exclaim, ' we have killed the old rebel.' About 4 hours 
after, he was found in a mangled situation, his head was covered with 
blood, from the wounds of the bayonet, which were 6 or 8, but provi- 
dentially none penetrated so far as to destroy him. His hat and 
clothes were shot through in many places, yet he survived to see the 
complete overthrow of his enemies, and his country enjoy all the bless- 
ings of peace and independence. His funeral will be to-morrow at 
4 o'clock, P. M., from his house at Menotomy, which his relations 
and friends are requested to attend." 

j^OTE. — This old gentleman was posted in the rear of the house of 
Hon. James Russell, in West Cambridge, on the road to Woburn, 
awaiting the return of the enemy from Lexington. On discovering 
the flank-guard of the enemy (5 in number) approaching, a friend 
who was with him, deserted him, but he refused to run, saying, "I am 
eighty years old, and I will not leave, for I shall be willing to die if I 
can kill one British red coat." On the nearer approach of the 
" guard " he shot one with his gun and another with his pistol, and 
while raising his second pistol, he received a wound in his face. He 
fell, and soon the remaining three soldiers jumped over the wall, pierced 
him with their , bayonets, and left him " for dead," as they supposed 
he was. On being found, he was faint from loss of blood, and life 
was just perceptible. He was taken to the hospital (Cooper's Tav- 
ern) on the corner of Medford Road, in West Cambridge. Surgeons 
Welch and Spring dressed his. wounds (one shot wound and thirteen 
bayonet wounds). 



THE SECOND PRECINCT IN CAMBRIDGE. 77 

Capt. Samuel was a large, athletic mau, of a strong constitution, and 
recovered. He lived till Feb. 2, 1793, carrying to his grave fourteen 
wounds. He was not at the Concord fight, as has been stated. Before 
the Revolution he was a Captain of the Royal Dragoons, but as soon 
as an opportunity offered, he joined the patriot party and performed 
his share of duty in the army. 

Capt. Samuel was father to William Whittemore, who graduated at 
Harvard College in 1755. He was born July 27, 1696, and his tomb- 
stone, now in the burying-ground in West Cambridge, has the follow- 
ing inscription, viz. : " In memor}^ of Capt. Samuel Whittemore, who 
departed this life Feb. 2, 179.3. Aged 98 years." 

His children urged the old man to go over to " Hill's " (where all 
fled for safety from the enemy, who were soon expected to return from 
Lexington) ; but he sat knocking his flint and said he should not go — 
"he was going to get a shot at them when they came back! " His 
daughter said, " Father, they will take you." Still rapping his flint, 
and not raising his head, he said: "They'll find it hard work to do it." 
After some weeks he so far recovered as to recognize his family, and 
one of his daughters asked him " if he was not sorry that he went 
out.^ " — " No," said he, " I should do just so again." 

Samuel Whittemore was grandson of Thomas Whittemore, who 
came to this country about 1643, and settled at Mystic side (Maiden) ; 
he was descended from William, of Hitchen, co. of Herts, in England, 
who was born about 1540, and had brothers Thomas and Rowland. 

Cajnhndge, April 19, 1859. 

Samuel Frost and Seth Russell were the two men reported 
missing from Menotomy after the battle of the 19th. They 
were made prisoners by the British, and were confined on board 
one of the men of war at Boston, until exchanged, June 6, 1775, 
at Charlestown. — See Frothingham's Siege of Boston, \\\-\l^. 
Sketches of both these men are given in the Genealogies. E. 
Russell's Salem Gazette, under date of May 5, 1775, reports 
them ''missing — supposed to be on board one of the men of 
war." " A Journal kept during the Time that Boston was Shut 
up in 1775-6, by Timothy Xewell, Esq., one of the Selectmen 
of the Town " (see Mass. Hist. Coll., vol. i., fourth series, p. 262), 
contains the following, under date of Jime 6, 1775: "Mr. John 
Peck, Mr. Frost, Mr. Brewer, and sundry others, discharged 
from on board tlie Admiral, in exchange of prisoners, viz. Major 
Dunbar, Capt. Gould, and a number of wounded soldiers." 

Smith's Address contains very full particulars of the doings 
in Menotomy during the retreat of the British. Two incidents 



78 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

of the conflict as they continued their retreat below Cooper's 
Tavern are here reproduced from that work : — 

" Edward Hall, 1st. Lieut, of the Royal 43d Regiment, was wounded 
in the arm at Concord, and was brought down in a chaise in the cen- 
tre of the troops. The horse was not so swift as the men, and falliug 
a little into the rear he was wounded again, in the shoulder, this time 
mortally, near Samuel Butterfield's. When Mrs. Butterfield, who 
lived on the north side of the road, returned to her own house she 
found her best bed covered with blood and occupied by this British 
officer, and a wounded Provincial (Hemenway of Framingham) in 
the other bed. The American recovered, but the officer lingered 
along a fortnight and then died, having received every attention from 
his hostess ; supplies, also, and nurses for him, were sent out from 
Boston with a flag of truce." * 

" Lieut. Bowman met at North Cambridge a soldier who had strag- 
gled some distance away from his comrades. It was man to man in 
single combat, and it happened that neither gun was loaded. The 
Briton rushed at his antagonist with fixed bayonet ; nothing daunted. 
Bowman awaited the attack with clubbed musket, and striking aside 
the bayonet with one blow felled the soldier to the ground and took 
him prisoner." 

Gordon says the Regulars, when near Cambridge, were upon 
the point of taking a wrong road, which would have led them 
into the most imminent danger, but were prevented by the direc- 
tion of a young gentleman, residing at the college ; by which 
means they made good their retreat, a little after sunset, over 
Charlestown neck to Bunker Hill. The point of departure of 
the British from the main road through ' Cambridge, was by 
Beach Street, in the present North Cambridge, into the Milk 
Row Road. Prom the westerly border of Menotomy to this 
point, says Paige, " their passage was through a flame of fire." 

Gen. Heath, who had taken command of the Provincials, says 
(Memoirs, p. 14), '^ The militia continued to hang on the rear of 
the British, until they reached Bunker's Hill in Charlestown ; 
and it had become so dusk, as to render the flashes of the mus- 
kets very visible. At this instant, an officer on horseback came 
up from the Medford road, and inquired the circumstances of 

1 " Lieut. Hall of the Regulars died of his wounds on Wednesday last at the 
provincial hospital. His remains were next day conveyed to Charlestown, 
attended by a company of provincials, and several officers of distinction, and 
there delivered to the order of General Ga§e."— Salem Gazette, May 5, 1775. 



THE SECOND TRECIXCT IN CAMBKIDGE. 79 

the enemy; adding, tliat about 700 men were close behind, on 
their way from Salem to join the militia. Had these arrived a 
few minutes sooner, the left flank of the British must have been 
greatly exposed, and suffered considerably ; perhaps their re- 
treat would have been cut off. As soon as the British gained 
Bunker's Hill, they immediately formed in a line opposite to the 
neck; when our General [i e. the author] judged it expedient 
to order the militia, who were now at the common, to halt, and 
give over the pursuit, as any further attempt upon the enemy, in 
that position,, would have been futile." ' 

The following extracts, now first published, touching the 
events of the 19th of April, 1775, wei-e taken from private papers 



* As Heath is a valuable authority, and his Memoirs are rare, we continue a 
few extracts from his work, regarding the disposal of the militia after the battle : 

" Our General [Heath] immediately assembled the officers around him, at the 
foot of Prospect Hill, and ordered a guard to be formed, and posted near that 
place, sentinels to be planted down to the neck, and patrols to be vigilant in 
moving during the night ; and an immediate report to him, in case the enemy 
made any movements. The militia were then ordered to march to the town of 
Cambridge ; Avhere, after forming and sending off another guard to the points 
below the town, the whole were ordered to lie on their arms." 

An alarm occurred about midnight, that the enemy were coming up the river, 
which proved to be an armed schooner, probably sent to make discovery, and 
got aground, and continued so till the next tide. Had there been a single tield- 
piece with the militia, she might have been taken ; the marsh was too deep to ap- 
proach sufficiently near to do any execution with small arms, and the tirst day's 
hostilities of the ever memorable American war, were, on theu- jjart, without a 
single piece of cannon in the field ! After inserting the fact that " Gen. Whit- 
comb was in this day's battle," Heath continues, as follows : — 

" On the morning of the 20th, our General ordered Capt. John Battle of Ded- 
ham, with his company of militia, to pass over the ground which had been the 
scene of action the preceding day, and to bury such of the slain as he should find 
unbiu-ied." The assignment of alarm-posts, and feeding the assembled and as- 
sembling militia, are minutely described, and "our General" closes with the 
following observations on the battle : 

After speaking of the British losses in killed, wounded and missing in the 
battle on the 19th, and also of the losses of the militia, he continues, "It might 
have been expected, that in a retreat of so many miles, the British loss would 
have been greater ; but it is to be remembered, that as they kept the road, the 
fences (a large proportion of which are stone-walls) covered their flanks almost 
to the height of their shoulders. It will also be observed, that the wounded of 
the militia did not bear the common proportion with the killed, and is an evi- 
dence that the British did not choose to encumber themselves with ijrisoners, 
either wounded or not, as the marks left at Watso)i,'f Corner [see Paige's Hist. 
Camb., 411], and on the height above Menotomy meeting-house, evmced. Nor 
was the dashing in of many windows, the firing of musket- balls into the 
houses, in some of Avhich there were only women and children, or the soldiers 
leaving their ranks, and going into the houses to plunder (in consequence of 
which a number lost theii- lives) , marks of humanity or discipline." 



so HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

(in the handwriting of Lord Percy), now in the possession of his 
Grace the Duke of Northumberland, at Alnwick Castle. They 
are communicated for tiiis work by our friend Rev. Edward G. 
Porter, of Lexington, to whom permission was given, during a 
visit to the castle in October, 1878, to copy and use them. 

Letter from Earl Percy to Gen. Gage. 

Boston, 20 April, 1775. 

Sir: — In obedience to your Excellency's orders I marched yesterday 
morning at 9 o'clock with the first Brigade, 2 field-pieces, in order to 
cover the retreat of the Grenadiers and Light Infantry on their re- 
turn from the expedition to Concord. 

As all the houses were shut up, and there was not the appearance 
of a single inhabitant, I could get no intelligence concerning them, till 
I had passed Menotomy, when I was informed that the Rebels had 
attacked His Majesty's Troops who were retiring overpowered by 
numbers, greatly exhausted and fatigued, and having expended almost 
all their ammunition ; and about 2 o'clock I met them retiring 
through the town of Lexington. 

I immediately ordered the two field-pieces to fire at the Rebels, and 
drew up the Brigade on a height. The shot from the cannon had the 
desired effect, and stopped the Rebels for a little time, who immedi- 
.ately dispersed and endeavored to surround us, being very numerous. 

As it began now to grow pretty late, and we had 15 miles to retire 
and only our 36 rounds, I ordered the Grenadiers and Light Infantry 
to move off first and covered them with my Brigade, sending out very 
strong flanking parties, which were absolutely necessary, as there was 
not a stone-wall or house, though before in appearance evacuated, 
from whence the Rebels did not fire upon us. 

As soon as they saw us begin to retire, they pressed very much 
upon our rear guard, which for that reason I relieved every now and 
then. In this manner we retired for 15 miles under an incessant fire 
all around us, till we arrived at Charlestown between 7 and 8 in the 
evening, very much fatigued with a march of above 30 miles, and 
having expended almost all our ammunition. 

We had the misfortune of losing a good many men in the retreat, 
though nothing like the number which, from many circumstances, I 
have reason to believe were killed of the Rebels. 

His Majesty's Troops during the whole of the affair behaved with 
their usual intrepidity and spirit ; nor were they a little exasperated at 
the cruelty and barbarity of the Rebels, who scalped and cut off the 
ears of some of the wounded men who fell into their hands. 

I am &c.. 

To the Hon'''^ (signed) Perot, 

Gov'' Gage. Acting Brig. Gen. 



THE SECOND PRECINCT IN CAMBRIDGE. 81 

The following is evidently a rough-draft copy of the foregoing 
report to Gen. Gage. 

April 20, 1775. 

Sir : — At Menotomy I was informed by a person whom I met that 
there had been a skirmish between His Majesty's Troops and the 
rebels at Lexington, and that they were still engaged. On this, I im- 
mediately pressed on, and in less than 2 miles we heard the firing very 
distinctly. 

About this time (which was between 1 and 2 o'clock in the after- 
noon) I met with Lt. Gould of the King's own Regiment, who was 
wounded, and who informed me that the Grenadiers and Light Inf'y 
had been attacked by the rebels about day-break, and were retiring, 
having expended most of their ammunition, — and in about a quarter 
of an hour I met them retiring through Lexington. 

I immediately ordered the two field pieces to fire at the Rebels. * * * 

In this manner we retired for 15 miles under an incessant fire all 
round us, till we arrived at Charlestown, which road I chose to take, 
lest the rebels should have taken up the bridge at Cambridge (which I 
find was actually the case), and also as the country was more open, 
and the road shorter. 

During the whole of our retreat the rebels endeavored to annoy 
us by concealing themselves behind stone-walls and within houses, and 
firing straggling shot at us from thence ; nor did I during the whole 
time perceive any body of them drawn up together, except near Cam- 
bridge, just as we turned down towards Charlestown, who dispersed 
on a cannon shot being fired at them, and came down to attack our right 
flank in the same straggling manner the rest had done before. * * * * 

In obedience to your Excellency's command I have drawn up the 
above state of the affair. And I am, &c. 

Extract from a letter written by Lord Percy to Gen. Harvey, 

London, dated Boston, April 20, 1775. 

* * * * I therefore pressed on to their relief as fast as good order 
and not blowing the men would allow. * * * The rebels were in great 
numbers, the whole country having collected for 20 miles around. * * * 
I ordered the Grenadiers and Light Inf'y to move off, covering them with 
my Brigade and detaching strong flanking parties, which was absolutely 
necessary, as the whole country we had to retire through was covered with 
stone-walls, and w^as besides a very hilly, stony country. In this manner 
we retired for 15 miles under an incessant fire, which, like a moving 
circle, surrounded and followed us wherever we went till we arrived 
at Charlestown at 8 in the evening * * * * having expended almost 
every cartridge. 

You will easily conceive that in such a retreat, harassed as we were 
on all sides, it was impossible not to lose a good many men. The fol- 
lowing is an account of them: Go killed, 157 wounded, 21 missing, 
besides 1 officer killed, 15 wounded, and 2 wounded and taken pris- 



82 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

oners. * * * * During the whole affair the Rebels attacked ns in a 
very scattered, irregular manner, but with jierseverance and resolution, 
nor did they ever dare to form into any regular body. Indeed they 
knew too well what was proper, to do so. 

Whoever looks upon them as an irregular mob will find himself 
much mistaken. They have men amongst them who know very well 
what they are about, having been employed as Rangers against the 
Indians and Canadians ; and this country, being much covered with 
wood, and hilly, is very advantageous for their method of fighting. 

Nor are several of their men void of a spirit of enthusiasm, as we 
experienced yesterday, for many of them concealed themselves in 
houses and advanced within 10 yards to fii-e at me and other officers, 
though they were morally certain of being put to death themselves in 
an instant. 

You may depend upon it that as the Rebels have now had time to 
prepare, they are determined to go through with it, nor will the insur- 
rection turn out so despicable as it is perliaps imagined at home. For 
my part, I never believed, I confess, that they would have attacked 
the King's troops, or have had the perseverance I found in them yes- 
terday. 

I have myself, fortunately, escaped very well, having only had a 
horse shot. Poor Lt. Col.'s Smith and Barnard are both wounded, but 
not badly. * * * * 

Among the unnamed losses on the 19tli, Mr. Cooke may have 
lost his canonicals, if the appended story is correct : 

In Wisner's History of the Old South, Boston, p. 108, is an anecdote 
relative to the British desecration of the Old South Sleeting House, 
quoted from the " Recollections of a Bostonian," in the Columbian 
Centinel oi Nov. 17, 1821. "I was told that a ludicrous scene took 
place in the course of the preceding winter. A good old woman that 
frequently passed the church, was in the habit of stopping at the door, 
and with loud lamentations (amidst the hootings of the soldiery) be- 
wailed the desolation of the house of prayer. She denounced on them 
the vengeance of Heaven, and assured them that good old Doctor 
Bewail, the former Parson of the Church, would rise from his grave 
and carry them off. A Scotch sentinel was one night alarmed by an 
appearance of what he thought was an apparition of the Doctor. He 
screamed most violently, and alarmed the guard of grenadiers, who 
were always stationed at the Province house, then occupied by Gen- 
eral Howe. There was no pacifying him, until some one asked how 
the Doctor was dressed, and he answered, with a large wig and gown. 
One of the inhabitants, who had been drawn there from curiosity, 
assured him it could not have been Doctor Sewall, because he never 
wore a wig, which restored the poor fellow to his senses. It was gen- 
erally supposed to be a trick of one of the English soldiers, who 
wished to frighten a superstitious Scotchman, and for that purpose had 




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THE SECOND rRECINCT IN CAMBRIDGE. 83 

dressed himself in tlie clerical habit of the Rev. Mr. Cooke, of 
IMenotomy, which he had plundered on his retreat at the battle of 
Lexington." 

The Rev. Samuel Cooke's house, which was built in 1740, and 
removed in 1871, was used as a hospital for the American forces 
after this period, as is evident from the resolve of the Committee 
of Safety on June 19, 1775, " that the house of the Rev. Samuel 
Cooke, of Menotomy, be improved as a hospital for the Colony 
Army." (See Paige, 418,)' The same date the use of as many 
other houses in this parish, for that purpose, as might be neces- 
sary, was ordered.^ During the battle of the 1 9th of April, 
the Rev. Mr. Cooke appears to have been active during the day 
in his own parish, until the approach of the enemy in full retreat 
through Menotomy, when his son Samuel took the old gentle- 
man, much against his will, into his chaise, and carried him away 
to a place of safety.; — Smifh. 

1776. In 1776 an adjourned meeting of the parish was held 
at the house of Benjamin Cooper, innholder in the Precinct.^ Mr. 

^ " And that ilr. "SVilliam Eustis be, and hereby is appointed, to the cai-e of 
the sick and -wounded in said hospital, till the further order of tlus commit- 
tee." — See Journals of each Provincial Congress of Mass., p. 571. 

^ The language of the order was as follows : " Ordered, that Dr. Isaac Fos- 
ter be, and he hereby is directed, to take up and improve as hospitals, so many 
houses in Menotomy, as he may find necessary for the safety of the sick and 
wounded of the Colony Army, and that he employ such person or persons as 
may be necessary to carry such provisions and other necessaries, as may be 
wanted for the use of the aforesaid sick and wounded ; and further, that he take 
such precautions, respecting the small-pox hospital, as may be necessary for the 
prevention of the spreading of that epidemical disorder in the camp or else- 
where." 

On May, 10, 1775, the Committee of Safety voted, "that Mr. Watson be di- 
rected and empowered to remove to Cambridge, the boats now in Menotomy 
river, and to impress what carriages may be necessary." — ttid., p. 542. 

■' A Muster Roll of Capt. AVm. Adams's Company in Col. Thatcher's Regiment 
of Militia, which marched at the request of Gen. Washington at taking possession 
of the Heights of Dorchester, March 4, 1776 : — William Adams, Captain ; Dan- 
iel Reed. Lieut. ; Ethan Wetherbee, Lieut.; Samuel Locke, Sergt. ; William 
Cutter, Sergt. ; Jonathan Davis, ditto ; Thomas Cutter, ditto ; Abraham Locke, 
Corporal ; John Locke, ditto ; Jonathan Perry, ditto ; Thomas Cutter, Private, 
John Winship, Edward Wilson, Abraham Hill, John Hill, Daniel Cutter, John 
Cutter, Jr., Ephraim Frost, Jr., Samuel Frost, Jr., Aaron Swan, William Hill, 
Joshua Kendall, William Butterfield, Jonathan Robbins, Samuel AVhittemore, 
3cl, George Swan, Daniel Paine, Amos Warren, Ammi Cutter, Jr., James Perry, 
Joseph Locke, Ebenezer Robbins, Levi Flint, Stephen Cutter, James Frost> 
Jeduthun Wellington, Isaac Warren, ililes Greenwood, Joseph Russell, Wil- 
liam "\Mnslup, Jr,, Gershom Cutter, 3d, James Locke, Stephen Robbins, Jr., Na- 
thaniel Williams, John Fowle, Joseph Shaw, David Lamsou, Samuel Swan^ 
Josiah Hall, The term of service was probably five days. 



84 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

Oooke preached before the Convention of Congregational Minis- 
tears, 1776. — A)n. Quar. Register, for 1839, 

1777. Feb. 6, 1777, it was voted that the training band vote 
with the freeiiolders. Also voted to make out a separate list 
from the town's valuation. 

Fast Day, Aug. 28, 1777, Mr. Cooke's sermon was on Isaiah 

10: 5, 6, 7 and 12 and 13 v. Repeated on April 26, 1780, and 

April 25, 1782. 

Tlieme : Tyrants in all ages have been the greatest scourges to the 
worM * * * * Assyria of old was what Britain now is to America. 
* * * * The Brethren in this Land admonished for the prevalence of 
impiety, Sabbath-breaking, neglect of God's house and ordinances, and 
Family prayer among those who call themselves Christians ; for pro- 
fane swearing, which has not only crept into our armies, but is pub- 
licly heard in our streets, and out of the mouth of Babes who should 
be taught to speak our great Redeemer's praise; for falsehood, injus- 
tice, intemperance, uncleanness and the oppression of covetousness so 
general and loud through the land. 

In tlie last half of 1777 lie was again engaged on the exposi- 
tion of John. In a sermon (Dec. 15, 1777) he remarks, "Where 
there is prejudice in hearers, the speaker preaches in vain." 

In this year Mr. Cooke delivered at Lexington, a sermon for a 
memorial of Lexington Battle, which was printed. The title 
page is as follows : 

" The violent destroyed : And oppressed delivered. — A Sermon, 
preached at Lexington, April 19, 1777. For a Memorial of the 
Bloody Tragedy, barbarously acted by a party of British Troops, 
in that Town and the Adjacent, April 19, 1775. — By Samuel Cooke, 
A.M., Pastor of the Second Church in Cambridge. — The Lord will 
.abhor tbe bloody and deceitful man. Ps. v. G. Thus saith the Lord, 
Let it suffice you, O Princes of Israel, remove violence and spoil, and 
■execute judgment and justice; take away your exactions from my 
people, saith the Lord God. Ezek. xlv. 9. — Boston : Printed by Dra- 
per and Phillips, for Thomas Leverett and Nicholas Bowes, in Corn- 
hill. M.DCC.LXXVIL" Text, Exodus xvii. 14, 15, 16. Pp. 31. 

" The occasion of this anniversary * * * * is for a memorial of 
the tragical commencement of the present unjust and unnatural war: 
.and particularly the innocent blood cruelly shed at the doors of this 
house" — (p. 19), i. e. on Lexington Common. 

The diary of Rev. John Marrett, a native of Cambridge, and pastor 
of the church in Woburn Second Precinct (now Burlington), describes 
the first anniversary celebration of the Battle at Lexington, as follows : 
■■" 17.7G, April 19. Fair and windy — wind northwest. Rode to Lexiug- 



THE SECOND rEECINCT IN CAMBRIDGE. 85 

ton, dined at Brother's. P.M. Attended a Lecture in commemoration of 
Lexington Battle — Mr. Clarke performed the whole exercise — preached 
from Joel, third chapter, three last verses. A very crowded audience, 
the militia companies in Lexington mustered. Returned home." 

In Adams's Anniversary Discourse at Lexington, April 19, 1783, 
we find the following allusion to the first and second Anniversary ser- 
mons at that place : — " As hostilities first began in the town of 
Lexington, it was thought proper by the worthy and patriotic minister 
of that place, with the entire approbation and concurrence of his 
respected hearers, to mstitute a solemn annual commemoration of 
that important event; on which the militia has been under arms, 
military exercises performed, and a sermon preached to crowded 
auditories. The whole has been conducted with great decorum, and 
to universal acceptance. The Rev. Mr. Clarke preached the first 
sermon, in which is contained a particular narrative of the whole ti-ans- 
action; Mr. Cooke, oi Cambridge, the next," &.c. 

In this sermon, as usual wuth Mr. Cooke and the other ministers of 
the period, the Britons are handled without gloves. The impress these 
events of the " Nineteenth " made on the people of that day, is ex- 
pressed in a passage (p. 10) of his sermon, as follows: " The present 
generation, in this town and neighborhood, need no information of 
what their weeping eyes then saw — their ears heard — and their pierced 
heart endured, on that never to be forgotten day — the horrid scene is 
instamped upon all our breasts, in characters of -blood! " 

1778. Dec. 9, 1778, it was voted to choose a committee of three 
to wait upon the Rev. Mr. Cooke, to see if they " could make him 
easy " not to take dovTi the belfry. The committee accordingly 
reported that he would leave it to the people, and trust in the 
providence of God ! 

In 1778 Mr. Cooke was preaching a series of sermons on the expo- 
sition of the gospel of John. In a sermon, April 12, 1778, he alludes 
to the trouble of the times, as follows : " Those persecuting and mur- 
derous practices, foretold by Christ, among Jews, and Heathens, were 
disgraceful to human nature. But how much more so, when found 
among Nations professing Christianity ! Without making any obser- 
vations on Roman Catholic States, whose principles are Anti-Christian, 
how much innocent blood was shed in Britain in the last century! 
How were our forefathers by persecution for conscience sake, driven 
into this then howling wilderness ! How are we now pursued with 
mercenary and bloody troops, with fire and sword, from our once pa- 
rent — now detested Britain ! 

" How is our substance destroyed — our cities laid waste — our young 
men slain with the sword, or perishing in cruel captivity ! 

" These barbarities are practised by our worse than savage enemies, 
to force us to submit to their arbitrary laws — and thereby at their 
will deprive us, not only of our substance and all our civil liberties, 
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86 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

but also of our religious privileges, and lay upon us the yoke of spirit- 
ual bondage, which our fathers, through the good hand of their God 
upon them, were delivered from, and which neither they, nor we, were 
able to bear. 

" Such is the rule of Satan, even in this enlightened age, in the hearts 
of the children of disobedience. So much worse than Jews and Hea- 
thens, that it cannot be supposed that any considerable number, if any, 
in Britain, ignorant as they generally are, think they are doing God 
service, by their cruelties and murders practised wantonly in America. 
Their barbarous conduct seems rather to proceed from a prevailing 
disbelief of the Being, or Providence of God. And, as they think 
they have no account to give hereafter, but shall die like the beasts, so 
they may safely live like them, without any restraint from reason or 
Religion. " 

In a sermon. May 10, 1778, he says, "It is unhappy that there are 
80 many different persuasions among Professors of the Religion of the 
Blessed Son of God, and even of the Protestant Religion ; some pro- 
fess themselves to be of the Church of England, some Presbyterians ; 
some call themselves Quakers, some Baptists ; some are called Sepa- 
ratists and the like. These all pretend to worshij} the same God and 
Father of us all, to look for Salvation in and through Jesus Christ, our 
common Saviour and merciful Redeemer. And at last hope to join 
the General Assembly and Church of the first born above. And yet, 
thus unhappily differ by the way — even too often so as not to worship 
God and our Redeemer together. * * * * 

" True Christians may have different opinions in points not essential 
to Christianity, but if alone Love of Christ is shed abroad in their 
hearts, they will be careful to maintain that Love and charity one to 
another, which is necessary to qualify them to sit down together in the 
Kingdom of Glory. * * * * 

" Nothing carries a more convincing proof of the Divinity of the 
Religion of Christ, than its inspiring Christians with this amiable dis- 
position one towards another. This God-like temper raised the atten- 
tion of the Heathens in the first ages of Christianity, who with sur- 
prise said, ' See, how the Christians love one another!' 0, let not 
this Divine flame wax cold in any of us, because iniquity abounds. 
But may the Love of God, the Love of Christ, the hope of Heaven, 
quicken us all to this necessary and delightful duty. 0, consider, it is 
Heaven begun here, and its perfection, in the Life to come ! If we 
don't meet with suitable returns of kindness for our charity and affec- 
tion to others, the reflection of our having done what Christ has com- 
manded will be our comfort in life and in death. And our advance- 
ment in the Realms of everlasting Glory, will be in proportion to the 
degree of this Divine principle in our Souls." 

June 21, 1778, he is patriotic again, his sermon of that date contain- 
ing such paragraphs as these: — "But like unfeeling Monsters of the 
present day, this Tyrant ordered, with a stupid indifference." " How 
ought we to pray and fight, and even die, when called to it, rather than 
to submit to Tyrants, whose tender mercies are cruelty." " How may 



THE SECOND PRECINCT IN CAMBRIDGE. 87 

the thought of the indignity and cruelty our great Deliverer endured 
for us, support us under the most severe trials, and particularly comfort 
our distressed captives in the present unjust and savage war — suffering 
unheard of cruelties under the insulting rage of Britons! " " Dread- 
ful indeed is the power of a Tyrant, which is under no restraint from 
reason or law! From this curse we ought earnestly to strive and 
pray, that God of his mercy would deliver us." Lord North is spoken 
of as the " unfeeling," the " haughty," and the " deceitful," with his 
" inhuman associates ; " after his '' haughty boast " that he would " lay " 
America " at his feet," and " after the barbarous murder and destruction 
of many thousands of our friends," added "insult to cruelty, by pre- 
senting us with his Power to grant pardons upon our submission ; and 
falsely pretending that he always meant to favor us, but thought the 
moment of complete victory over us was the fittest time to prepare 
terms of peace." 

In a following sermon, July 12, 1778, he continues, " The same in- 
consistence would have been chargeable upon America, if we had not 
absolutely and firmly declared oiir Independence — while we acknow- 
ledged George for our King ; — by our taking up arms against men of 
blood, sent here by his command; — we should practically have declared 
ourselves Rebels. But we now own no Earthly Sovereign." * * * * 

Again, July 26, 1778, he says, " Lord, what is man, when divested 
of humanity ! The most savage beasts fall short of him in cruelty. 
Who in these ages, but an unfeeling Briton, can read these things 
without horror ? " 

Aug. 16, 1778, non-church goers are reproved thus: " This instance 
[John 20 : 24 v.] is recorded in part, to warn us all of the danger of 
unnecessary absence from Social AVorship, as the manner of too many 
is ; and the example of others, who are thought to be good Christians, 
has an unhappy influence upon others ! * * * * The common excuse 
is that they cannot receive any benefit." 

In a sermon, Sept. 20, 1778, Mr. Cooke indulged iu the favorite 
phrases of the time in speaking of the Forefathers : " Our pious fore- 
fathers were driven into this wilderness, by the persecuting rage of the 
High Church party in Britain ; but Christ over-ruled the wicked and 
cruel designs of his adversaries, to advance his own kingdom, by erect- 
ing and establishing his Churches in these benighted parts of I;: 
world. May the King of Glory still defend us, and add to his churches 
such as shall be saved! We trust in this day of distress tliat God will 
remember for us the kindness of our Youth * * * * when our fathers 
followed him into this Wilderness, then a land not sown. Christ is 
now calling us, as he did * * * * many of our forefathers, to resist 
even to blood, striving against sin, against oppression and violence. 
* # * * jt greatly concerns a people under public calamities, though 
brought instrumentally by the hands of violent men, and particularly 
it becomes us as a community in this season of distress * * * * to 
remember from whence we are fallen," &c. This land is also spoken 
of in the same connection, as a "noble vine" and a "right seed." 



88 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

In reference to reading the Bible, he says, sermon Oct. 4, 1778, "It 
hath been computed that the whole Bible may, in ordinary cases, be 
read through, in every family, in about the space of one year — as a 
part of the morning and evening sacrifice — and that without any 
hindrance to ordinary worldly business, where persons know aright 
how to improve and redeem time." In this same sermon (Oct. 4, 
2 778) — exposition No. 51, and last, of gospel of John — he pronounces 
the following valedictory: " I have now, with an upright intention, 
gone through a course of plain, practical expositions, on the four 
Evangelists.' God is my witness, 1 have not willingly kept back any- 
thing^ which might be profitable to you. How far God may grant me 
further opportunity to proceed, is known only to him, in whose hand 
my health and breath is, and whose are all my ways. While we live, 
may I and you all, Live unto the Lord; and make his word our daily 
study and practice." 

Another sermon, in 1778, by Mr. Cooke, was on the Continental 
Thanksgiving, December 30. Text, Psal. 34: 3. "The call of the 
King of Kings, by the inspired Psalmist in our text, is a sufficient 
warrant to our Honorable Continental Congress to call upon these 
United States of America to unite this day, in our humble and grate- 
ful acknowledgments, &c. These guardians of our Civil and Religious 
rights, &c., against a potent and cruel Adversary, have great cause this 
day to exalt the Lord's name together." A late general thanksgiving 
is mentioned. " Thousands and ten thousands are joined this day by 
common interest and affection (and at this time) in rendering thanks." 
The whole discourse waxes intensely patriotic. " War with its destruc- 
tive and bloody attendants is one of the greatest calamities which be- 
fall mankind. The part of the aggressors is one of the greatest 
crimes." The Thirteen American States and their union are remarked 
upon. A recital of a few of the transactions of the war is made, for 
instance : 

1. "First, the mercifid providence of God appears, inspiriting the 
militia through this State, to arm and discipline themselves for de- 
fence, before the enemy openly began this bloody war; and while 
the government, then over us, discountenanced all our military prepa- 
rations. 

2. " Secondly, Divine Providence appeared in behalf of America, in 
suffering the enemy to make their furious attack upon this State, who, 
though great sufferers, w^ere most prepared to Avithstand their bloody 
designs. 

3. " In the repulse the enemy received in their cruel attack upon us, 
which kept them back from further attempts, till neighboring States 
came to our assistance. 

4. •' Fourthly, the hand of our God appears in suffering the enemy to 
exercise their wanton rage against each of these States, so that our 
common distresses have excited our sympathy and strengthened our 

> Sec 1771, for the first of ISIatthcw, and 1772 and following years for the 
rest of the gospels. 




THE SECOND rRECINCT IN CAMBRIDGE. 89 

union. And so, also, their sordid acts to divide and destroy us have 
been frustrated. 

5. " Fifthly, I shall only add, the mercy of God has been shown to 
us in wonderfully supplying us with military stores, and our armies, so 
far, with sustenance, while a communication by sea from the Southern 
States was cut oif. And in supporting these our brethren in arms, 
while often suffering with hunger and nakedness, and to appearance 
in want of all things." 

Tlie only likeness now in existence of 
the Rev. Mr. Cooke is here presented. 

In 1778 Mr. Cooke wrote the follow- 
ing autobiography in a small pocket 
diary last belonging to his grandchild, 
the late Miss Anna Bradshaw. 

Cambridge, Second Precinct, April 8th, 

1778. 
Samuel Cooke, born in Hadley, January 
11th, 1709, was the son of Mr. Samuel and 
Mrs. Anne Cooke ; the grandson on his father's side to Aaron Cooke, 
Esq., and Sarah Cooke ; and the great-grandson of Major Cooke, of 
Northamj^tou, and of William and Sarah AVestwood, of Hadley, who 
came from Old England. These arrived with their families at Cam- 
bridge, N. E., in 1634 or 1G35, and removing with others settled at 
Hartford. About the year 1G50, they with others removed up Con- 
necticut river, and began new settlements — Major Cooke at Northamp- 
ton, and Mr. Westwood at Hadley.* My grandfather Aaron Cooke 
married Sarah, only child of said William and Sarah Westwood, re- 
moved to Hadley. lived with his father-in-law, and upon his death, 
which was not long after, in right of said wife became entitled to the 
whole of Mr. Westwood's estate — left in England — at Hartford — and in 
Hadley. The estate in England after some time my grandfather sold, 
but employing a knave, lost it. The estate at Hartford he gave to 
his son Aaron. That in Hadley to his sons Westwood and Samuel, 

^ Sylvester Judd, Esq., the -well-known historian of Hadley, in a letter to the 
late Rev. Samuel Sewall, of Burlington, Mass. (April 6, 1846), says this genea- 
logical account contains some mistakes -which show how early and easily tra- 
dition runs into error. It may be justly supposed the wi'iter relied entirely on 
his memory when at a very advanced age he Avrote concerning matters, some of 
which occurred well nigh a century before he was born. ilr. Judd asserts, 
from written authentic sources, that Major Cooke settled first in Dorchester 
and removed thence to Windsor ; whereas "William "Westwood settled first at 
Cambridge, and removed thence to Hartford, and was at Cambridge three or 
ioxxi- years before 1634-5. He further declares Westwood could not have re- 
moved to Hadley and Maj. Cooke to Northampton about 1650, for the settle- 
ment of Hadley was not begun until 1659, and Northampton till 1654. More- 
over, they removed up the river in 1660-1, and Westwood's wife was Bridget, 
not Sarah. (Vide Hist. EacUey, 594, and Savage, G. Diet.) 
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90 HISTOKY OF ARLINGTON. 

and to his son Moses his estate from his own father in Northampton. 
He died 1716, aged 76. He had eight children: viz., Sarah, married 
to Daniel Hovey ; Joanna, to Samuel Porter ; Aaron, at Hartford ; 
Westwood, Samuel and Moses, all married at Hadley ; Elizabeth, mar- 
ried to Ichabod Smith, and Bridget, married to John Bernard. These 
all had large femilies, and all survived my grandfather, excejot Joanna, 
who died in 1712, soon after the birth of her eighteenth living child. 
My grandmother Sarah Cooke died 1730, aged 87.' My father Sam- 
uel Cooke, about the year 1098, married Anne Marsh, daughter of Mr. 
Jonathan and Mrs. Dorcas Marsh, of Hadley. Besides three which died 
in infancy, seven of their children had families : viz., Anne, married to 
Aaron Cooke; Sarah, to Timothy (Emmons?); Hannah, to William 
Dickinson ; Samuel ; Mehitable, to Jonathan Smith ; Miriam, to Josiah 
Pierce; and Jonathan. All survived our parents except Hannah. 
She buried six children in infancy, and her husband in 1741 ; she was 
left with two sons — six and two years old — and returned with her 
children to my father's house, where she died in 1745, aged 39. My 
father died September 16, 1746, aged 76. My mother died March, 
1758, aged 77. 

My father by his will left his homestead at my mother's decease 
wholly to my brother Jonathan in lieu of my education. The rest of 
his estate was equally to be divided between my brother and me — we 
paying legacies to our sisters. 

I began to learn Latin iu 1720, but being then the only son I was 
called off to the farm till a brother, born almost out of season, 
and growing, allowed me to resume my study in the year 1729. I 
entered Harvard College in 1731 — had my first degree, 1735 — kept 
school part of a year at Roxbury — one year and a part was in the 
College Buttery — Nov., 1737, went to Col. Royall's, Medford, for a 
year to instruct his son — and in 1738 returned to College. I then 
preached six months at Marlborough, and six at Roxbury and IMeno- 
tomy. In May, 1739, I received a call to settle iu the ministry in 
this place. In July, I gave my answer, and on September 12, 1739, 
I was ordained the first minister of this Second Precinct in Cambridge. 

The Church was gathered the preceding Sabbath by the Rev. John 
Hancock, of Lexington, and consisted of eighty-three members — 
eighty of which were from the Cambridge Church, and three had be- 

1 " Mr. Westwood died in 16G9, and his wife in 1676 ; the will of each is on 
record in Hadley, with the inventory of his estate ; there is no allusion to any 
proijerty in England, which must have been sold — and lost, perhaps — before his 
death. He had no estate in Northampton, and Aaron Cooke, of Hadley, had 
no estate in Northampton ' from his own father.' His father gave him some 
estate at Windsor, where he married Sarah Westwood in 1661. Mr. Cooke has 
arranged the children of his grandfather according to their birth. Sarah mar- 
ried, i have supposed, Thomas Hovey, not Daniel. Joanna, who married Sam- 
uel Porter, may have had eighteen children, but the Hadley record has noted 
only It." — Letter of Mr. Judcl. 

The able and interesting History of Hadley makes frequent and honorable 
mention of Westwood and his son-in-law, Cooke, and presents a genealogy of 
their descendants- 



THE SECOND PRECINCT IN CA:MBRIDGE. 91 

loiigecl to other churches. I boarded the first year in the family of 
Mr. Joseph Adams, at lOs. per week — silver being then 26s. per ounce. 

On JMay 12, 1740, I bought one acre of ground of Mr. Jason Rus- 
sell for house, which was raised July 17, at the expense of the people 
— The frame being given, and the cellar and well dug and stoned gra- 
tis, and the boards and shingles carted from Sudbury and Billerica 
free of charge to me. 

I married Oct. 2, 1740, Miss Sarah Porter, daughter of Mr. Sam- 
uel and ]Mrs. Anne Porter, of Hadley, and on Oct. 16, I brought her 
to my house.' On Aug. 2, 1741, a son was born to us, and on the 
9th he was baptized Samuel, and on the 14th inst. Samuel died. On 
the 22d the mother died, both dying of the throat distemper. My sis- 
ter Miriam (now Pierce) kindly came and kept my house. 

I married September 23, 1742, Anna Cotton, daughter of the Rev. 
Mr. John and Mrs. Mary Cotton, of Newtown. On the oOth she 
came home. On July 10, 1743, a daughter was born, and on the 
same day was baptized Anna.^ On the 14 July, 1745, twins were 
born, and baptized the same day SamueP and Elizabeth. On May 15, 
1747, a daughter born and was baptized the 17th, Mary. On Aug. 9, 
1750, another daughter was born, who was baptized the 12th, Sarah.* 
A son was born 29 March, 1752, who the same day was baptized 
Samuel.* (N. B. The foregoing in Old Style.) 1754, April 17, a 
daughter born, baptized Hannah Gibbs.* 1755, Oct. 17, a daughter 
born, lived one hour. 1756, November 30, a daughter still born. On 
Dec. 29, 1758, a daughter was born, and was baptized on the 30th, 
Rebecca. (N. B. She was heard some weeks before her birth by the 
whole family and others, distinctly to cry for some minutes without 
possibility of mistake.) 1761, Jan. 16, a daughter stillborn. — Febru- 
ary 12, my wife Anna died, aged 38, after having been mother of 
eleven children ; seven survived her, but must follow. 



1 "Cambridge, 27th Sept. 1740. These may certify whom it may concern 
that the purpose of marriage between the Rev. Mr. Samuel Cooke of Cam- 
bridge, and Mrs. Sarah Porter of Hadley has been entered and published in 
Cambridge as the law dii-ects. And"^ Bordman, jun. Town Clerk." 

"Hadley, Oct. 2, 1740. These may certifie that the within certified persons 
were joined in marriage. Grindall Raavson, Clerk." 

2 " 1765, Oct. 24, joined in man-iage by Rev. Sam'l Cooke, Ezekiel Hall, of 
ISIedford, and Anna Cooke, of Cambridge. 1766, July 17, IMedford, born Eze- 
kiel IlaU." 

3 Died Aug. 21, 1745, after a " distressing sore mouth of 30 days." 

4 ISIarried Rev. Jonathan Burr, July 19, 1787. Died March 9, 1788, 
* The following acrostic probably refers to him : 

Save, Lord, this tender son of oui-s, Clu-ist in his arms did infants take, 

A son whom thou didst give, Of saving grace may this partake. 

May he not die in tender hours, O earthly blessings needfid, shine, 

Unto thv praise still live. Keep fi-om every hurtful snare, 

Each day commended to thy care, Ever guided by thy watchful care. 

Let him thy tender mercies share. 

8 Married Henry Bradshaw, of Watertown, June 3, 1781. 



92 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

I married 25 Nov. 1762, IMrs. Lucy, relict of the late Rev. Nicholas 
Bowes, of Bedford, and daughter of the late Rev. John and Elizabeth 
Hancock, of Lexington. On Sept. 21, 1768, my wife Lucy died, aged 
56, after years of sore distress from the gravel. 

My daughter Rebecca died 2 Feb. 1778, aged 19 — after eight 
months distress from the effects of the small-pox, which she bare with 
inimitable patience and even surprising calmness. She seldom from 
her birth was out of temper, and rarely cried but from tenderness for 
others. 

Few families have met with more and greater change by Death in 
equal time. But let us not tarry then — it is of the Lord's mercies that 
we are not consumed — the father is continued, and lives parted in old 
age. Seven out of thirteen remain. Let us prepare to follow — be ye 
also ready.' 

Feb. 12, 1778, it was voted to mess the inhabitants of the 
Paiisli into fifteen messes in proportion to their valuation. It 
was also voted that " every mess shall stand by the bead of his 
mess ; " and that " the parish sliall stand by the head of his 
mess." This may be a method of enlisting men for the army, 
or for the payment of a war tax. All the taxable inhabitants 
of a place were distributed into as many classes as the quota 
required of it deemed necessary, each class being assessed for 
the support of a man for the military service, the several mem- 
bers of each class paying their just proportion of the expense. 
A page of the Precinct Book is devoted to the " Officers chosen 
on account of the War for the year 1778." 

Committee for the War. — Nehemiah Cutter, Patten Russell, Thomas 
Cutter. The same were also chosen assessors on account of the war, 
for the ensuing year, and sworn to said office by the clerk of the 
meeting. 

^ The remainder is by another hand, as follows : 

1783, June 4, 3 o'clock, morn, died the Rev'd Sam'l Cooke of the dropsy, 
aged 74. 

1784, Feb. 13, died Miss Elizabeth Cooke of a consumption, aged 38. 

1785, Sept. 22, died Miss Elizabeth Hall, aged 19 yrs. 

1787, June 23, died Mrs. Anna Hall, 44. 

1788, March 9, died Mrs. Sally Burr. 

1789, Sept. 11, died Mr. Ezekicl Hall, aged 48 yrs. 

1793, Jan. 24, ^Monday, ^ past four o'clock, P. M., died Mrs. Hannah G. Brad- 
shaw, aged 38, of consumption. 

179.3, June 7, Mr. Henry Bradshaw died at Boston, 12 past 3 o'clock iu the 
morn, of an apoplexy. 

1795, Jan. 2, Mr. Samuel Cooke died suddenly at Boston, 9 o'clock in the 
evening. 1796, Aug. 31, at Charleston, S. C, died Mr. John Hall, aged 22 
yeai-s, son of Mr. Ezekiel and Mrs. Anna Hall. 



THE SECOND PEECTNCT IN CAMBRIDGE. 93 

Collectors for the War Tax. — Samuel Whittemore, Thomas Cutter, 
John Hill. 

Five men from each ward were chosen " for to take a true invoice." 
For the first ward : — Samuel Whittemore, Jr., Ebenezer Swan, John 
Winship, Joseph Belknap, Jr., Seth Russell. For the second ward : — 
Aaron AMlliams, Philip Bemis, Dea. Joseph Adams, Aaron Swan, 
Capt. Benjamin Locke. For the third ward: — Edward Fillebrown, 
Samuel Frost, Joshua Kendall, Jeduthun Wellington, Timothy- 
Swan. 

Thomas Russell was chosen treasurer on account of the war, for 
the ensuing year. It was voted that the assessors above-named, be 
the assessors "for to assess the money that Captain Locke hired to 
pay the men that went to Ticonderoga." 

At a meeting of the freeholders and inhabitants of Cambridge 
Northwest Precinct, June 4, 1778, it was voted, Nehemiah Cutter 
being chosen moderator, that Samuel Swan be collector for the war 
tax, in the room of John Hill, who refused to serve. It was voted 
also to give the collectors tvvo shillings upon the pound for what they 
shall collect. Signed by Walter Russell, Precinct Clerk. 

These entries on a particular page of the Precinct Book pro- 
bably relate to the arrangement to " mess" the inhabitants of the 
parish in accordance with the votes above. The records give 
no further information. 

1779. At the close of a discourse (No. 1252— see 1770) de- 
livered on April 18, 1779, Mr. Cooke inserted the following 
paragraph in reference to the anniversary of the Battle : 

"April 18, 1779, This day completes four years from the ever 
memorable, the dark and distressing day, April 19, 1775, when British 
fury first broke out into ojjen devastation and bloodshed. We cannot 
recall these things to remembrance without a renewal of our griefs for 
sore losses then sustained, and gratitude to the Lord of Hosts for sig- 
nal deliverances he then vouchsafed, and for all later salvations. While 
our neighbors of Lexington, where the first blood in this baleful war 
was openly and wantonly spilt, publicly observe this day, let not us 
their fellow-sufferers be unmindful of calling to remembrance what we 
then saw and felt, and still hope in our Great Deliverer. The restraints 
he then laid upon the rage of our barbarous enemies causes us to hope 
that the remainder thereof he will restrain, and ordain peace to us. 
Amen." 

In 1779, a committee was chosen to examine the war treasur- 
er's and collector's accounts. See data under 1778. 

1780. May 29, 1780, Samuel Whittemore, Jr., was chosen 
war treasurer In this year the following notice was publicly 
read in church : " Ephraim Frost, Junior, with his Wife, desires 



94 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

to return tlianks to Almijrhty God for his great goodness to her 
in granting her a safe delivery in childbirth; also desires prayers 
for perfecting merciea. Isaac." [Isaac, son of Ephraini Frost? 
Jr., was born Aug. 7, 1780, and baptized Aug. 13, 1780.] On 
the back of the notice are some of Mr. Cooke's remarks on 
some public solemnity of the United States of America: " We 
have been generally led to consider it," he says, " only as a di- 
rection or commandment of man, and that the proclamation of 
civil rulers is the only foundation of our observance of our pub- 
lic Fasts and Thanksgivings. -- * * ^ Civil rulers only direct 
to the seasons of attending a duty, which God and nature evi- 
dently enjoin. * * -^ * This is the command of God, not man," 
&c. This appeal was to occasion a better attendance on such 
observances. 

1781. The following report on seating the meeting-house is 
copied from the Precinct Book : 

"Cambridge Northwest Precinct, April the 9th, 1781. We the 
subscribers being a committee chosen by the Inhabitants of said Pre- 
cinct to seat such part of the Inhabitants as should be thought proper, 
have taken it under mature consideration, and report as follows (Wil- 
liam Whittemore, Lieut. Samuel Cutter, Capt. Ephraim Frost, Walter 
Russell, Thomas Russell, Committee): 

" The fore seat xipon the floor below: Messrs. Nehemiah Cutter, Ed- 
ward Fillebrown, Daniel Brown, Samuel Carter, Jr., Ammi Cutter. 

" The second seat below : Messrs. George Cutter, Patten Russell, 
Thomas Cutter, Isaac Winship, Simon Holden, Timothy Symmes, Jo- 
seph Frost, John Symmes, John Sprague, Samuel Russell, Thomas 
Winship, Thomas Whittemore. 

"The third seat below: Messrs. Aaron Teel, Joseph Belknap, Jr., 
Caleb Carter, Thomas Rand, Samuel Cutter, Ebenezer Prentice, Jr., 
John INIullit, Nathaniel Farmer, Israel Blackington. 

" The fore seat in the front gallery : Messrs. Edward Gardner, Sam- 
uel Whittemore, the 3d, Thomas Russell, William Cutter, John Adams, 
John Swan, Seth Wyman, John Hutchinson, Aaron Swan, Lemuel 
Blanchard, Benjamin Piper, Samuel Butterfield, Caleb Hovey, Phile- 
mon Russell. 

" The fore seat in the side gallery : Messrs. Zechariah Hill, William 
Hill, Capt. Stephen Frost, Samuel Frost, Jr., Nathan Swan, Josiah 
Wilson, Jonathan Teel, Daniel Cutter, Solomon Prentice, George 
Prentice, John Frost, Jonathan Robbins, Samuel Cutter, Jr., Jason 
Belknap, Aaron Cooke, William Butterfield, Samuel Hill, Joseph 
Locke, Francis Locke, John Locke, Ephraim Cooke, William Cutter, 
Jr., Robert Mullit, John Symmes, Jr., John Dickson, Joseph Shaw, 



THE SECOND PRECINCT IN CAIMBRIDGE. 



95 



Abram Cooke, Robert Polly, Jeremiah Stuart, Joseph Wyman, Moses 
Hovey, Nathan Whittemore." 

Another enumeration of the inhabitants of the Precinct at this 
period is given in a Tax List for Menotomy, A.D. 1781, to pro- 
cure Beef for the Continental Army : 



This liist contains a State Tax set down in £. s. and d,, and Also a Town Tax 
granted by the Inhabitants of said Town (Cambridge) at their meeting, July 
9th inst. for the purpose of procuring Beef for the Continental Army. Appor- 
tioned this 23d day of July, 1781. 

Abra"! Watsox, ^Assessors 
Ammi Cutter, > for 

Stephen Dana, \ 1781. 



Names. 


Polls. 


Real Estate. 


Personal Est 


Total. 


Town Tax. 




ShiU'gs 


£ s. 


d. 


£ s. 


d. 


£ s. d. 


£ s. d. 


Dea. Joseph Adams 


34 


9 11 


8 


18 


9 


12 4 5 


2 13 3 


Capt. Wm. Adams 


17 


5 3 


2 


18 


9 


6 18 11 


1 10 3 


John Adams 


17 


4 3 


4 


15 


7 


5 15 11 


1 15 5 


Thomas Adams 


17 






8 


4 


1 5 4 


a 4 


Wm. Adams, jr. 


17 






2 


1 


19 1 


3 11 


Wm. Bowman 


17 


10 10 


5 


1 16 


6 


13 3 11 


2 17 9 


Lt. Daniel Bro^\'n 


17 


1 17 


6 


12 


6 


3 7 


14 6 


Joseph Belknap 


17 


8 2 


6 


12 


6 


9 12 


2 2 


Jason Belknap 


17 


18 


9 


6 


3 


2 2 


9 


Lemuel Blanchard 


17 


4 3 


4 


17 


6 


5 17 10 


1 9 4 


Israel Blackington 


17 


1 17 


6 


2 


1 


2 16 7 


12 2 


Israel Blackington, jr. 


17 


1 17 


6 


2 


1 


2 16 7 


12 2 


Wm. Butterfieid 


17 


1 10 


2 


3 


1 


2 10 3 


10 10 


Samuel Butterfieid 


17 


3 12 


11 


4 


2 


4 14 1 


1 0- 3 


Neliemiah Cutter 


17 










17 


3 6 


John Cutter 


34 


14 6 


6 


1 12 


3 


17 12 9 


3 17 4 


John Cutter, jr. 


17 


1 1 


10 


4 


2 


2 3 


9 2 


Thomas Cutter 


17 


2 17 


3 


8 


4 


4 2 7 


17 11 


Ammi Cutter 


51 


13 9 


9 


1 10 


2 


17 10 11 


3 16 6 


Sam'l Cutter 


34 


3 8 


9 


10 


5 


5 13 2 


1 5 5 


Lt. Wm. Cutter 


17 


1 16 


5 


6 


3 


2 19 8 


12 10 


John Cutter, 3d 


17 


1 17 


6 


4 


2 


2 18 8 


12 8 


Gershom Cutter 


34 


4 4 


4 


1 8 


2 


7 6 6 


1 11 9 


Stephen Cutter 


17 


4 6 


5 


10 


5 


5 13 10 


1 4 9 


Nehemiah Cutter, jr. 


17 






4 


2 


1 1 2 


4 6 


Thomas Cutter, jr. 


34 


1 11 


5 


1 3 


11 


4 9 2 


19 2 


Wd. Anna Cutter 




2 4 


9 


12 


6 


2 17 3 


12 7 


Wm. Cutter, jr. 


17 










17 


3 6 


Wd. INIary Cutter 




3 


5 


9 


4 


3 9 9 


15 4 


Caleb Carter 


17 


1 8 


1 


3 


1 


2 8 2 


10 4 


Eph'm Cooke 


17 


2 16 


3 


6 


3 


3 19 6 


17 3 


Abra'm Cooke 


17 






6 


3 


1 3 3 


4 10 


Aaron Cooke 


17 


1 11 


3 


6 


3 


2 14 6 


11 9 


llebecca Carter 




4 


2 


7 


3 


4 7 5 


19 3 


Daniel Cutter 


17 


4 


2 


2 


1 


1 3 3 


4 10 


Charles Cutter 


17 






4 


2 


1 1 2 


4 5 


Isaac Cutter 


17 










17 


3 6 


Samuel Cutter, jr. 


17 


7 1 


8 


1 10 


3 


9 8 11 


2 1 3 


AVm. Cutler's Est. 


34 


7 16 


3 


1 7 


1 


10 17 4 


2 11 2 



96 



HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 





Polls. 


• Real. 


Personal. 


Total. 


Town Tax. 


Ishmael Cutler 


17 








17 





3 I 

10 9 
3 4 I 

3 12 * 


John Dickson 


17 


1 6 


4 


2 


2 7 


2 


Capt. EiDh'm Frost 


51 


10 8 4 


1 8 


1 


14 7 


5 


Samuel Frost 


51 


12 10 


1 11 


3 


16 12 


3 


Ei^h'm Frost, jr. 


17 


7 6 10 


1 4 





9 7 


10 


2 1 J 


Capt. Stephen Frost 


17 


8 4 


5 


2 


1 10 


6 


Sam'l Frost, jr. 


17 




4 


2 


1 1 


2 


John Frost 


17 


9 4 


6 


3 


1 12 


7 


6 i! 


Joseph Frost 


17 


4 9 7 


8 


4 


5 14 


11 


1 5 t 


Joseph Frost, jun'r 


17 








17 





1 3 5 


Seth Frost 


17 


3 7 5 


1 2 


11 


5 7 


7 


Edward Fillebrown 


17 


2 7 11 


8 


4 


3 13 


3 


15 lO 


Nath'l Farmer 


17 


1 17 6 


4 


2 


2 18 


8 


12 8 


Nath'l Fessenden 


17 


9 4 






1 6 


4 


5 9 


James Fowle 


17 








17 





3 6 


Duncan Ingraham's Est. 




3 1 5 






3 1 


5 


13 6 


Dea. Thomas Hall 


17 


2 16 3 


7 


3 


3 


6 


17 5 


Abr'm Hill 


34 


5 14 7 


15 


7 


8 4 


2 


1 15 7 


Abram Hill, jr. 


17 








17 





3 6 


Zach'h Hill 


17 


1 9 2 


4 


2 


2 10 


4 


10 10 


Zach'h Hill, jr. 


17 








17 





3 6 


John Hill 


17 


3 11 8 


11 


5 


5 


1 


1 1 11 


Sam'l Hill 


17 


1 5 


4 


2 


2 6 


2 


9 U 


AVm. Hill 


17 


3 17 1 


10 


5 


6 4 


6 


12 9 


Elisha Hastings 


17 








17 





3 6 


Wd. Lydia Hdl 


17 


1 16 5 


5 


2 


2 18 


7 


12 8 


Sarah Hill 




16 8 


.2 


1 


18 


9 


4 1 


Lt. Joseph Hartwell 


17 


4 18 11 


1 16 


5 


7 12 


4 


1 13 3 


Caleb Hovey 


17 


. 3 19 2 


18 


9 


5 14 


11 


1 11 9 


Moses Hovey 


17 








17 





3 6 


Richard Hay 


17 


6 3 


2 


1 


1 5 


4 


5 4 


Joshua Kendall 


17 


5 11 5 


2 16 


10 


9 5 


3 


1 18 4 


Capt. Benj. Locke 


34 


6 3 11 


9 


5 


8 7 


4 


1 16 4 


Samuel Locke 


17 


18 9 9 


2 19 





22 5 


9 


4 15 7 


Joseph Locke 


17 


16 8 


1 1 


10 


2 15 


6 


11 11 


Francis Locke 


17 


16 8 


1 1 


10 


2 15 


6 


11 11 


Wd. lluth Locke 




5 2 1 


9 


4 


5 11 


5 


1 4 6 


John Locke 


17 


1 13 4 






2 


4 


10 10 


David Lampson 


17 








17 





3 6 


Isaac Munroe 


34 


10 5 


3 


1 


2 7 


6 


■ 9 11 


Ebenezer Prentice 


17 


4 7 8 


9 


4 


5 14 





1 4 1 


Eben'r Prentice, jr. 


17 


2 16 10 


6 


3 


4 


1 


15 2 


Solomon Prentice 


17 


15 7 






1 12 


7 


6 4 


George Prentice 


34 


1 11 3 


13 


6 


3 1 


9 


16 10 


Benj a. Piper 


17 


3 16 


1 2 


11 


5 15 


11 


1 5 3 


Jonathan Perry 


17 


1 11 3 


5 


2 


2 13 


5 


11 6 


Jason Russell 


17 








17 





3 6 


Thomas Rand 


17 


6 3 


3 


1 


1 6 


4 


5 6 


Jona. Robbins 


17 


1 17 6 


7 


3 


3 1 


9 


13 4 


Stephen Robbins 


17 


20 


2 12 


1 


23 9 


1 


5 2 11 


Stephen Robbins, jr. 


17 


1 11 3 


1 9 


2 


3 17 


5 


16 9 


Samuel Russell 


17 


3 7 8 


11 


5 


4 16 


1 


1 11 


Sam'l Russell, jr. 


17 


4 2 


4 


2 


1 5 


4 


5 4 


Seth Russell 


17 


3 12 11 


9 


4 


4 19 


3 


1 1 7 


Patten Russell 


17 


2 8 11 


1 2 


11 


4 8 


10 


19 3 


Joseph Russell 


17 








17 





3 6 


Wd. Elisabeth Russell 




2 8 11 


6 


3 


2 15 


2 


12 11 



THE SECOND PRECINCT IN CAMBRIDGE. 



97 





Polls. 


Real. 


Personal. 


Total 




Town Tax. 


Thomas Russell 


34 


4 5 5 


15 


7 


6 15 





19 2 


Noah RusseU 


17 








17 





3 6 


John Sprague 




12 6 


3 


1 


15 


7 


3 5 


George Swan 


34 


3 15 


7 


3 


5 16 


3 


1 5 I 


Ebenezer Swan 


34 


3 8 10 


11 


5 


5 14 


3 


1 4 7 


Sam'l Swan 




5 


16 


8 


5 16 


8 


1 2 


Aaron Swan 


17 


5 12 6 


1 


10 


7 10 


4 


1 12 8 


Jos'h Shaw 


17 


1 6 


4 


2 


2 7 


2 


10 I 


Wd. Sarah Swan 




1 17 6 


2 


1 


1 19 


7 


8 8 


Nathan Swan 


17 


1 17 6 






2 14 


6 


11 8 


Sam'l Whittemore 




2 15 2 


3 


1 


2 18 


3 


12 10 


Sam'l "NVhittemore, jr. 


51 


5 19 7 


16 


8 


9 7 


3 


1 19 4 


Thos. Whittemore 


17 


2 15 2 


8 


4 


4 


6 


17 5 


Wm. Whittemore 


17 


2 15 2 


17 


8 


4 9 


10 


19 6 


Lt. Sam. Whittemore 


17 


3 13 11 


15 


7 


5 6 


6 


1 3 2 


Thomas Whittemore, jr. 


17 








17 





3 6 


Nathan Whittemore 


17 




5 


3 


1 2 


3 


4 7 


Amos Whittemore 


17 


17 8 


6 


3 


2 


11 


8 9 


Wm. Whittemore, jr. 


17 








17 





3 6 


AVm. AVinship 


51 


3 12 11 


13 


6 


6 17 


5 


1 9 6 


Wm. Winship, jr. 


17 




2 


1 


19 


1 


4 10 


Josiah Wilson 


17 


3 8 9 


17 


8 


5 3 


5 


1 2 6 


Jeduthun Williugton 


17 


15 7 


10 


5 


2 3 





9 2 


Thos. Williams 


17 


2 6 10 


7 


3 


3 11 


1 


15 5 


Richard Francis 


17 








17 





3 6 



NON-RESIDEXT. 





State Tax. 


Town Tax. 


Isaac Bowman, Esq. 


1 


3 


11 


5 4 


Isaac Winship 




17 


9 


3 11 


Sam'l Sterns 




14 


7 


3 3 


Seth Reed 




19 


9 


4 4 


Daniel Reed 


1 


1 


10 


4 9 


Thos. Wright 




19 


9 


4 4 


John DLx 




8 


4 


1 10 


Geo. La-rtTence's Heirs 




2 


1 


5 


Nathan Blodgett 


1 


13 


4 


7 4 


John Whitney's h'rs 




2 


1 


5 


John Hutchinson 


1 


19 


7 


8 3 


Joseph Willington 




13 


6 


3 


Sam'l Bemis 


1 


9 


2 


6 5 


George AVillington 




19 


9 


4 4 


Seth Wj-man 




7 


3 


1 7 


Sam'l Winship 




6 


3 


1 5 


Josiah Parker 


1 


8 


2 


6 2 


Joseph Cooke 




4 


2 


11 


Sam'l Swan, Ch'n 




14 


7 


3 2 


Thomas Fessenden 




3 


1 


8 


To^ra of Medford 




6 


2 


1 1 


Capt. Francis Brown 




4 


2 


11 



10 



98 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON, 

Sermon, No. 1628, by Mr. Cooke, was on the " Thanksgiving 
— Continental," after the Surrender of Cornwallis, appointed 
for Dec. 13, 1781. It begins: "As God shall assist me, I shall 
improve, and apply to America on this very joyful occasion, 
the Song of David, the sweet Psalmist of Israel — as recorded 
in 124th Psalm — And I can recollect no words in the Bible, 
more adapted to our case — or better suited to the*joyful solem- 
nity of this day." The words are here given. He continues, 
" The United States of America, with gratitude, may adopt the 
language of this Divine Song. While we rejoice in God, and in 
our religious assemblies * * * * God grant, that a remembrance 
of our late dangers may quicken each one of us, and all who love 
their country, through these United States, in our praises this 
day, to the God of our salvation." * * * * 

" We were called to withstand the rage of a Nation, the most pow- 
erful at the time, especially by Sea, of any people under Heaven, at 
jjeace with all the world, and grown wanton, by their successes, in 
the last War [the French War, 1754-1763, in which the conquest of 
Canada was accomplished], in which we fought and bled in their 
armies, and contributed to their victories ; but soon were doomed to fall 
a victim to their unbounded pride and avarice. Every step was taken 
that the malice of earth and hell could invent, to bring us tamely to 
submit, to yield up all our rights, and we and our descendants, forever 
become their slaves. They resolved in their corrupted Parliament, 
called the Great Council of the Nation, that they had a right ' to 
make laws binding on America, in all cases whatsoever.' So that not 
only our properties, but even lives, must lie at their mercy — whose 
tender mercies are cruelty. 

" To accomplish our speedy ruin, our harbors were shut up, our 
Charters vacated; Governors commissioned, who were active and lead- 
ing in our destruction ; our Judges made entirely independent of the 
people; Jurors rendered only tools of the Court; and under officers 
put into place, who were unfriendly to our Liberties, or made so, by 
the prospect of enriching themselves on our spoUs. Our Militia was 
discountenanced by the ruling powers. Our Colonies were then disu- 
nited, and separated at the distance of near two thousand miles. 
While revengeful Britain might have employed great part of their 
Naval force against us, and an Army of thirty thousand men {murder- 
ers) as they have done since, which we were then utterly unable to 
withstand, by our own strength. I need not add, the great number of 
our Countrymen, who opposed every measure for our safety, and stood 
ready to join the enemy, in our destruction. * * * * Orders were giv- 
en to send supposed offenders against their inhuman laws, over the 
^■ast Atlantic, to Britain for trial. Also to seize and secure our pres- 



THE SECOND PRECINCT IN CAMBRIDGE. 99 

ent worthy Governor Hancock, and others, who were active leaders in 
measures for our safety. These were obliged to withdraw, to save 
themselves from the hand of violence. * * * * 

" We had then no powerful Ally to lielp us ; nor did we seek or de- 
sire one, while there was any hope of an accommodation with the cruel 
parent state. * * * * They were led to consider and treat Americans 
with the utmost contempt, and that the terror of a few Bi'itish sliips 
and armed regular forces, would easily force us to submit to slavery 
and even death. They were made to believe that the body of the peo- 
ple were on their side ; and they had nothing to do, but to march 
forth, glittering in military pomp, seize a few of our leaders, destroy 
our small military stores, and then triumph and revel in the spoils of 
the country. 

" Accordingly in pursuance of this plan, on that black and fatal 
day, April 19, 1775, they sallied forth in the dark, like thieves and 
murderers. A day, indeed, of horror and thick darkness to us ! 

" The remembrance of the innocent blood of our worthy friends 
and neighbors, shed on that woful day, still draws forth our tears. 

" But the earth did not long cover their blood. From this boasted 
excursion, our cruel enemies soon returned with loss and shame. And 
though this alarm was unforeseen and sudden, yet through favor of Di- 
vine Providence, our Militia here and through the State were formed 
into Minute companies, and upon the shortest notice appeared to with- 
stand the foe. 

" Our Committees of Correspondence * * * * greatly contributed 
to our strength and union among ourselves, and to lay a foundation for 
it with the Neighbor States. This was greatly strengthened by this 
act of barbarity to this State, which the others considered as what they 
might soon expect if we were vanquished * * * * Our implacable foes 
now sensible that they were unable to gain a speedy conquest by force 
of arms, like their brethren, the savages of the wilderness, had recourse 
to destructive cruelties, to terrify us to submission. Witness our 
neighbor, Charlestown, still in ruins [burnt during Bunker Hill Bat- 
tle, 1775], by which so many respectable persons and families were 
wantonly and barbarously driven from their pleasant homes. The 
greater part, no more to return. Contrary to the enemy's expectation, 
this cruel deed, instead of sinking, roused the spirits of the States to 
action. And by the favor of God, Washington now generously steps 
forth, to take the command of our forces — one raised up by Heaven 
for this arduous trust. One whose piety, humanity, calmness and un- 
daunted courage, render him glorious in action, respected and beloved 
in the camp. This distinguished hero, the admiration of the present, and 
will be the wonder of all future ages, soon flew with a chosen band to 
our assistance, and confined the enemy to their strongholds, and by 
well concerted measures drove them from our Capital, with many of our 
countrymen who were active in their iniquitous cause. * * * * Having 
by the help of God, left this State in a good degree of quiet, the un- 
daunted hero marched intrepid, to the aid of the Southern States. 



100 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

And in all his warlike operations and the various events of his engage- 
ments, it has been manifest, that God, for our help, hath taught his 
hands to war, and his fingers to fight ; and given him prudence to re- 
treat with safety, when circumstances require it. * * * * 

"But I cannot in silence pass over the Capture of the haughty and 
threatening Burgoyne, and his whole Army, who were captives through 
this State, which he expected soon to trample under his feet. Nor 
our escape out of the snare laid for us by the abandoned Arnold, by 
giving up a most important post, when upon the jjoint of execution. 
* * * * Nor can we omit the glorious successes under God, of the 
brave General Greene in the Carolinas and Georgia, which were over- 
run by the enemy, and in a great measure plundered and destroyed, 
and now call for our pity and help. But what now particularly calls 
for our religious praise to God, our helper, is the Capture of Cornwal- 
lis, and his whole army of 10,000 men [at Yorktown, Oct. 19, 1781]. 
Americans are above trampling on those whom God has cast down. 
This British officer, though dignified by many pompous titles, by his 
cruelties has degraded himself below a savage, and even the beasts 
that perish. 

"Before I close, I must damp this joyful occasion with a tear to the 
memory of our brave officers and soldiers, who have fallen in this glo- 
rious struggle for Liberty. Most of them unknown to us. But the 
names and bravery of a Warren, a Gardner, a Francis, and of late a 
Scammel, who gallantly died in our cause, will never be forgotten by 
us ; and we trust they are now happy, where wars forever cease." 

Note. — Heath's Memoirs contain many references to the several 
events named in this sermon. Warren — was the general officer killed 
at Bunker Hill. — See Frothingham's Siege of Boston, 151, &c. Gard- 
ner — was Colonel Thomas Gardner, of Cambridge (of the Parish now 
Brighton), mortally wounded at Bunker Hill, June 17, died July 3, 
1775. — See Paige's Cambridge, 4:1^-21, bbl , &c. Francis — was Col- 
onel Ebenezer Francis, killed at Hubbardton, July 7, 1777; a native 
of Medford, and well known to Mr. Cooke's parishioners ; for sketch, 
see Brooks's Hist. Medford, 194-6. Scammel — was mortally wounded 
and taken before Yorktown, and died Oct. 6, 1781. Lee, Memoirs of 
the War, says, " This was the severest blow experienced by the allied 
army throughout the siege ; not an officer in our army surpassed in 
personal worth and professional ability this experienced soldier." 
Scammel was a native of Massachusetts.' 

1783. On June 4, 1783, died the Rev. Samuel Cooke — 
Faithful Pastor — aged 75 years. 

The following is copied from the inscription on his family 
monument in the Precinct burying-ground : 

1 This sermon, under the title of " The American Revolution in a Nut- Shell," 
has been published by the present %\Titer, in the Woburti Journal, for April 1 8, 
1874. Heath's Memoirs, p. 325, states that Dec. 13, 1781, "was a general 
Thanksgiving Day." 



THE SEOOXD PRECINCT IN CAMBRIDGE. 101 

" The Rev. Mr. Samuel Cooke, Pastor of this Church, in whom 
were united the social friend, the man of science, the eminent and 
faithful clergyman whose praise was in all the churches, died 4th June, 
1783, in the 44th year of his ministry, xt. 75." 

His will, with two codicils, and other papers relating to the 
settlement of his estate, are on file at the probate office in East 
Cambridge. He mentions property in Hadley and neighboring 
towns in Hampshire Co., and in Newton and Cambridge. 

In this year a committee was chosen to complete wall about 
burying place, and also empowered to procure gates and hang 
the same, so that said burying-place may be sufficiently enclosed. 

Twenty-four shillings were granted the present Precinct clerk 
for his last year's services in that office. 

Also, in 1783, voted to make repairs to the meeting-house by 
building a belfry at the northeast end of the same, for the bell 
to stand upon; and also a porch at the southwest part ; also 
to cut up two of the hind-body seats on the men's and women's 
side for pews, and one pew at the northeast door and southwest 
door, and one pew at each stairway, and as many pews in the 
galleries as the inhabitants shall think proper; also to new 
glaze the meeting-house with sash-lights and new window-frames; 
also new doors, and to new clap-board said meeting-house, and 
to make such other repairs as may be necessary. The said 
pews to be disposed of to the highest bidder, and the money 
arising from the sale to be appropriated toward repairing the 
meeting-house. 

Hev. Sam'l Cooke's Abstract of Births, Baptisms, Deaths and 
Marriages in figures Statistical, 1739-1783. 
The admissions to the church during Rev. Samuel Cooke's ministry 
were 224, besides 121 by covenant and 3 by letter. The dismissions 
were 13. In addition to these, Mr. Cooke kept a record of the births, 
baptisms, deaths and marriages in his parish from Sept. 12, 1739, to 
his death, June 4, 1783.-^ The abstract or summary here presented 
was jjrepared by Rev. Mr. Cooke. 

' Mr. Cooke's record of births is prefaced Avith the expression, "Born since 
Sept. 12, 1739." A star was phiced by Mr. Cooke against the names of the 
children who died — especially in infancy. The record of bii'ths is vacant in 
1758, 1759, 1761 and 1781. The record'of Deaths is vacant in 1758, 1760 and 
1779 — it is inscribed with the expression, " Ah ! quis? et qualis ! et quando?" 
These records have been used in the compilation of the Genealogical Register at 
the end of this work. 
10* 



102 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

In the Second Precinct op Cambridge. 





Year. 


Born. 


Baptized. 


Died of 


,uoh Strangers. 


Mar- 
riages. 




1739-40 


21 


22 


11 


1 


6 




1741 


18 


19 


10 


1 


5 




1742 


22 


24 


4 


1 


1 




1743 


14 


16 


5 





2 




1744 


15 


15 


3 





2 




17i5 


22 


22 


6 


2 


4 




1746 


16 


15 


6 


2 


3 




1747 


20 


20 


9 


2 


4 




1748 


20 


20 


15 


2 


3 




1749 


19 


20 


26 


6 


6 




1750 


25 


24 


17 


4 


6 




1751 


23 


20 


16 


3 


2 




1752 


25 


19 


13 


1 


2 




1753 


22 


23 


22 


4 


8 




1754 


22 


32 


16 


3 


5 




1755 


25 


23 


11 


3 


4 




1756 


23 


21 


18 


5 


8 




1757 


26 


26 


8 


3 


8 




1758 


24 


28 


17 


6 


4 




1759 


21 


21 


12 


1 


2 




1760 


26 


25 


10 


3 


5 




1761 


24 


23 


10 


1 


10 




1762 


25 


29 


12 


3 


3 




1763 


31 


27 


13 


6 


3 




1764 


18 


20 


7 


2 


8 




1765 


26 


26 


9 


2 


7 




1766 


27 


26 


8 


2 


3 




1767 


23 


24 


8 


2 


5 




1768 


29 


26 


14 


3 


4 




1769 


26 


24 


11 


2 


3 




1770 


21 


16 


20 





10 




1771 


21 


17 


12 


2 


14 




1772 


26 


25 


22 


1 


7 




1773 


24 


18 


18 


1 






1774 


24 


22 


10 




6 




1775 


30 


30 


47 


4 


11 




1776 


25 


34 


19 


6 


20 




1777 


26 


28 


11 


1 


7 




1778 


24 


17 


23 




6 




1779 


25 


23 






6 




1780 


26 


17 


8 




11 




1781 


16 


16 


7 




16 




1782 


20 


14 


14 




4 


by S. C. 


1783 


18 


8 


11 




3 


Total 




979 


953 


548 




268 



THE SECOND PRECINCT IN CAMBRIDGE. 103 

After the death of tlie Rev. Mr. Cooke the sum of one hun- 
dred pounds was granted for supporting the pulpit in the Pre- 
cinct; the unmarked money received in the weekly contribu- 
tions lor supplying the pulpit, was given to the family of " our 
late worthy minister, Mr. Cooke, for their comfort and support;'' 
and it was voted that the sum of XI 7. 18, 11., being the ex- 
pense of the funeral of " our late minister Mr. Cooke," be paid 
by the Precinct. 

The following notice which appeared in two Boston papers — 
the Iiu/ependciU Led^rcr, June 23, 1783, and the Continental 
Journal, 5 \xx\Q 26, 1783 — shows the appreciation in which Mr. 
Cooke was held by his contemporaries:' 

'- On the fourth instant, died at Cambridge, in the 75th year of liis 
age, and 44th of his ministry, the Rev. Mr. Samuel Cooke, the first, 
and beloved pastor of the second church and parish in that town; 
and on the 7th his remains were respectfully entombed. 

"Of this worthy man it may truly be said — he was a burning and 
shining light, of superior powers of mind, and distinguished literary 
accomplishments ; diligent in study, catholic in principle ; apt to teach ; 
fervent and devout in prayer; judicious and instructive in preaching; 
wise in counsel; prudent and faithful in discipline; tender and skilful 
in comforting; grave in deportment; agreeable and edifying in con- 
versation ; meek towards all men ; constant and candid in friendship ; 
endearing in every relation; a pattern of patience and submission 
under multiplied trials and bereavements in his family ; as well as in 
his own long wasting sickness ; a bright example of behavior and doc- 
trine ; and as he ever opposed the introduction of errors, was pecu- 
liarly concerned to bear a faithful and even dying testimony against 
the doctrines of *■ Salvation for all Men,'' as 'totally subversive of the 
Christian religion : ' — Firmly attached to the constitution, and a warm 
advocate for the privileges of these churches ; an invariable friend to 
his country, and the rights of mankind; universally esteemed, and died 
greatly lamented — ' Hi's Jlesh also resteth in hope.'' '■Help, Lord, for 
the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from the children of men! ' " 

Sprague's American Annals, ii. 73, note, gives a brief sketch of Mr. 
Cooke. Obligation is here expressed to our friend Mr. John Langdon 
Sibley, of Harvard University Libi'ary, for his list of references to 
Mr. Cooke from his interleaved catalogue of Harvard Graduates. 

1784. Voted to procure a new burying-cloth for the benefit 
of the Precinct. The same to be of black velvet, and to be left 
under the care of the present treasurer for the benefit above- 
said. See 1751. 

' See same notice in Saletti Gazette, for June 26, 1783. 



104 HISTORY OF AKLINGTON. 

In this year tlic Precinct required security of tlieir collector. 
A committee is chosen to meet the committee of tlie First Par- 
ish about the boundary-line between the two parishes. The 
following paper has been preserved. 

Copy of Vote of First Parish Cambridge, 1 784. 

At a Meeting of the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of the First 
Parish in Cambridge, September 13th, 17(S4, 

Ilon'ble Francis Dana, Moderator, 

Voted, That the Hon'ble Francis Dana, AVm. Kneeland and AVm. 
Winthrop, Jisqrs., Mr. Caleb Gannett and Dea'n Aaron Hill, be a 
Committee to examine the orders and Laws, which have heretofore 
been made by the Court for the purpose of fixing Boundaries between 
this Precinct and the Second Precinct in this Town ; and if upon ex- 
amination, said Committee find s'd Orders or Laws to interfere they 
shall consider and report to this l*arish a proper Line for a Boundary 
between the two Parishes ; and that this Committee shall have author- 
ity to confer and act in concurrence with any Committee which shall 
be chosen by s'd second Parish for the purpose of fixing Boundaries 
between the two Parishes, and i-eport at the adjournment of the meet- 
ing. Attest Jamks Munuo, Parish Clerk. 

Cambridge, Sept'r 15th, 1784. 

1785. Jan. 20, 1785, a vote was taken to know the minds 
of the inhabitants, whether they would choose any person or 
persons to assist the standing committee in the lawsuit in which 
they arc sued, in behalf of said parish, by the Buinists, and it 
passed in the affirmative. 

Nov. 14, 1785. Vote to know the minds of tiic inhabitants, 
whether they will pay back again to Gcrshom Cutter, Stephen 
Cutter and Charles Cutter, the money which they paid to Seth 
Stone, collector of taxes in this Precinct, in the month of Janu- 
ary last ; and the vote was in the negative. Vote to choose a com- 
mittee of two persons to defend the parish in any lawsuit with 
the Baptists, if they bring any against it. 

1786. On April 26, 1786, the inhabitants made choice of 
Mr. Jonathan Burr for their minister. Mr. Burr was a gradu- 
ate of Harvard College in 1784, and married Sarah, daugiitcr 
of the late Rev. Samuel Cooke, on July 19, 1787. On Aug. 21, 
1786, this vote was reconsidered, and Mr. Joshua Paine was 
chosen for their minister, with a second unsuccessful result. 
Mr. Paine, H. U. 1784, became minister of Charlestown, 




REV. THADDEUS FISKE, D.D. 
Died 1855, aged 93. 



THE SECOND PRECINCT IN CAMBRIDGE. 105 

ordained 1787, and died 1788. Mr. Burr was Tutor H. U. 
1786-1787, and ordained 1787 minister at Sandwich. 

1787. Mr. Thaddeus Fiske began to preach here. 

From the " Records of the Second Chvrch in Cambridge — by 
Thaddeus Fiske, Pastor. 

" Began to preach to the Second Church and Society in Cam- 
bridge on the first Sabbath in April, 1787 — and continued to 
preach and supply the Parish to July 16th of the same year; on 
which day, being Monday, he received his call to settle with 
them in the Gospel ministry, at the following meeting, viz. 

' The proceedings of a meeting held by the inhabitants of the N. 
TV. Precinct in Cambridge and those of Charlestown legally joined to 
said precinct — on the 16th day of July, 1787 — Lieut. Jeduthuu Wel- 
lington was chosen Moderator of said meeting. 

1. Voted to come to the choice of a Minister. 

2. Voted that the church and congregation vote together in the 
choice of a minister. 

3. Voted, unanimously by the church and congregation that Mr. 
Thaddeus Fiske be their minister. 

4. Voted to give Mr. Fiske one hundred pounds salary. 

5. Voted to give Mr. Fiske one- hundred and fifty pounds as Settle- 
ment. * 

6. Voted that Messrs. Capt. William Adams, Samuel Whittemore, 
jr., Seth Wyman, Deacon Joseph Adams and Lieut. Jeduthun Wel- 
lington be a committee to acquaint Mr. Fiske with the proceedings of 
the aforesaid meeting. 

A true copy from the records. 

John Cutter, jr. Clerk.' 

"1787, July 16. The Second Parish in Cambridge made 
choice of Mr. Thaddeus Fiske for their pastor." 

Baptists. — The following paper is preserved, and is in the 
hand- writing probably of the signer. 

" The Names of those that belong to the Baptist Society in Cam- 
bridge Northwest Parish. 

Thomas Williams Isaac Cutter 

Capt. Benjamin Locke Stephen Stearns 

Gershom Cutter Abraham Cook 

Ebenezer Swan John Fowle 

Isaac Munroe Joseph Shaw 

Aaron Swan Joshua Thomas 

Stephen Cutter Mr. Jerrell 

George Swan Nathan Blodget, non-resident 

Caleb Hovey Ebenezer Swan, jr. 



106 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

Nehemiah Estabrook Ebenezer Swan, senior 

Ephraim Cook Gershom Swan 

Thomas Eliot Benjamin Wilson 

Charles Cutter William Locke 

Gershom Cutter, jr. Benjamin Locke, jr. 

Andrew Cutter Ebenezer Hill 

Daniel Reed Simeon Crosby 

Cambridge, July 21, 1787. 
Thomas Green, Pastor of the Baptist Society in said jjlace." 
" For the Committee of the Northwest Parish in Cambridge." 

1788. Mr. Thaddeus Fiske's answer is recorded in the Pre- 
cinct Book : 

" To the People of the Church and Congregation of the North 
West Parish in Cambridge. In answer to the invitation you have 
given me to settle with you in the work of the ministry, I, in the first 
place, return you my most hearty thanks, especially for the many in- 
stances of your friendship, esteem and affection. The sincerity and 
ardency of your desires are completely manifested in the disposition 
you have shown, and your willingness to do whatever the heart of a 
reasonable man can wish. And in considering your invitation in 
every point of view, I find my duty and happiness unite in the accep- 
tance. And as you have agreed to be satisfied in the choice of me as 
your minister, and being induced by the encouragement you have 
offered, and in confirmation of the contract we have made, I now 
accept of your invitation. And being fully convinced that in the pro- 
motion of your prosperity, peace and happiness, I shall increase my 
own, I do cheerfully devote myself, my strength and future years to ' 
you, my fathers and brethren, in the service of my Maker, and our 
Common Lord and Master. Under the protection and blessing of 
Almighty God, being assisted by him who is the Great Shepherd and 
head of the Church, and being indulged with your prayers, I hope I 
may be a happy instrument, as a minister of the Gospel, to advance 
the Redeemer's kingdom, and promote the Glory of God in the world, 
that I may serve you faithfully all the appointed time of my days. 
And that in the morning of the Resurrection, I may be enabled to 
appear, and say, here, Lord, am I, and here are the souls which thou 
hast given me! Thaddeus Fiske." 

Continuation from Church Records : 

" 1788, March 9. At a meeting of the Church held this day, 1st, 
Voted to choose a committee of the church to wait on the Rev. Mr. 
Fiske to consult with him what churches he would have sent to in 
order for his ordination. 2d. Voted to choose Messrs. Capt. Ephraim 
Frost, Deacons Thomas Hall and Joseph Adams, Mr. Samuel Whitte- 
more, jr. and Mr. Ammi Cutter a committee for the above purpose 
and to sign letters missive to the churches invited. 

Ammi Cutter, Clerk of s'd Church. 



THE SECOND PRECINCT IN CAMBRIDGE. 107 

" Mr. Tliaddeus Fiske ordained to the work of the Gospel miuistry 
in the Second parish in Cambridge, April 23, 1788. 

" The Churches that assisted in the solemnity were the First and 
Third Churches in Cambridge, and the Churches of Lexington, Med- 
ford, "Watertown, Waltham, Brookline, Weston and Brookfield. 
Introductory Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Kendall, of Weston. 

Sermon " " " Doct. Fiske of Brookfield. 

Charge " " " Mr. Cushing, of Waltham. 

Right Hand of Fellowship " '^ " Mr. Hilliard, of Cambridge. 
Ordaining Prayer " " " Mr. Clark, of Lexington. 

Concluding Prayer " " " Mr. Osgood, of Medford." * 

1790. Voted to choose a committee to assist Samuel Cutter, 
Jr., in a lawsuit with Lemuel Blanchard, which took rise on his 
making distress on him for a parish tax. That a committee of 
three persons be appointed to repair to the General Court, or 
any committee thereof, to show cause why Joshua Kendall with 
his estate, should not be set off from the Second Parish of the 
town of Cambridge, agreeable to liis petition. A legacy given 
by John Butterfield to the parish is mentioned on the records 
for this year, and Seth Stone is chosen sexton. 

The matter regarding the legacy of John Butterfield, entered 
on a page by itself in the Precinct book, is inserted in a note.^ 

1 <'The labors, duties, and trials of a minister, the substance of which is re- 
cited in this sermon, were discoursed upon by the author, and which he then 
conceived were in prospect before him, on Lord's day. May 4, 1788, being the 
first sabbath of his preaching after his ordination, from these words in Acts 
XX. 24 : ' For none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto 
myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry which I 
have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God ! ' "— 
Fiske's Anniversary Discourse, April 23, 1809, note, pp. 5-6. 

Li the month of November, 1788, after entering on his work, Mr. Fiske was 
visited with a fever, which brought him to the verge of death. During the 
space of four months he was wholly taken off from his labors. In ^larch, 1804, 
he was visited with a return of the same fever, by which he was unable to 
preach for five sabbaths. — Anniversary Discourse. 

* " The folloAving is an extract of a legacy of a will of John Butterfield, late 
of Cambridge, deceased, viz. : — 

" I declare it to be mj' will that upon my wife's decease the sum of one hundred 
pounds, old tenor, be given to the Second Precinct in Cambridge, to be put out at 
interest by said parish for its use forever, to be paid by the brothers out of my 
estate. John Butterfield [and seal]. 

Witnesses : Daniel Russell, 
Samuel Cooke, 
Hannah Robbins. Copy attest : 

Thomas Russell, Parish Clerk." 

The above was John Butterfield, who died Jan. 6, 1749. te. 50, whose wife Mary 
married Abraham Watson, Jan. 4, 1750, and died here Mar. 4, 1789, aged 93. — 
See Genealogies. 



108 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

1791. Seth Stone is again chosen sexton, and declined, and 
Solomon Bowman was chosen instead. Bowman's duties are 
described on his election the following year, when he was given 
compensation for ringing the bell, and taking charge of the 
meeting-house. Bowman was also sexton in 1793. 

1792. It was voted to divide the schools into three wards, 

and a committee of nine was chosen to take the charge of said 

schools and regulate the same.' 

"1792, April 19. At a church meeting, after a sermon preached 
from Acts 6 : 3, Epliraim Frost, Jr. and John Adams were chosen 
deacons, and took their seat May 20." — Church Records. 

1793. Liberty was given to set a number of trees, <fec., 
around the meeting-house, in this Precinct, under the direction 
of the committee. 

1794. Phineas Child was chosen sexton, and continued in 
that office till 1807. His salary was ten dollars in 1799. He 
died April 19, 1807, aged 53, and on April 20, 1807, his suc- 
cessor was appointed. See 1807. 

1795. A committee chosen to paint the meeting-house, and 
directed to paint the outside of said house the same color as 
Mr. Thomas Russell's, and the inside a stone color. 

Mr. Fiske published a Thanksgiving Discourse, 1795. — 
Sprague^s Annals, i. 519.* 

* " Among the few papers left by my father, is a report, taken down at the 
time by him, as secretary, of the meeting held Feb. 24, 1792, at 'Thomas 
Green's School House,' in regard to support of schools, the purchasing a small 
library, and whether the meetings shall be 'held in turn in each of the wings.' 
Francis Locke was moderator. The speakers were Jonathan and Francis 
Locke, A. Cutter, Joseph Shaw, Thomas Knox, S. Peirce, J. Estabrooks and 
William Locke, all of whom lived in the up^jer part of the town. The speeches 
have now no interest. The report makes tifteen pages of a small blank book." 
— Letter of J. B. Russell. This was probably a neighborhood meeting, prelimi- 
nary to a regular Precinct meeting. 

2 The title is as follows : " Thanksgiving and Prayer for Public Rulers, re- 
commended in a Discourse, delivered at the Second Parish in Cambridge, Febru- 
ary 19, 1795, being the day of National Thanksgiving in the United States. By 
Thaddeus Fiske, A.M., Pastor of the Second Church in Cambridge. Published 
by Request of the Hearers. Boston, MDCCXCV." Pp. 20. 

Another published discourse of his soon after was '' A Sermon delivered 
December 29, 1799, at the Second Parish in Cambridge, being the Lord's Day 
immediately following the melancholy Intelligence of the Death of General 
George Washington, late President of the United States of America. Pub- 
lished by Request. By Thaddeus Fiske, A.M., Boston, 1800." Pp.21. 



THE SECOND PRECINCT IN CAMBRIDGE. 109 

Eev. Thaddeus Fiske was one of the Cambridge School Com- 
mittee in 1795. — Paige. 

1796. Mention is made in the Precinct records of money 
subscribed for the purpose of purchasing a bass-viol. In the 
following year (1797) a suitable place was built in the meeting- 
house to keep the bass-viol. 

1799. It was put to vote in the Precinct, whether any assist- 
ance should be granted for the encouragement of singing, and 
it passed in the affirmative, and fifty dollars were granted under 
charge of a committee. 

In 1799 the standing committee divide the ground, and make 
one lialf the fence between the Burying Ground and Mr. Whit- 
temore's estate. 

A card manufactory was set up in this Precinct by William 

Whittemore & Co. in 1799. 

Dr. Holmes, in his History of Cambridge (1801), speaking of a card 
factory " which does great honor to American ingenuity," in the 
Northwest Parish of the town, says : " On the first of September, 
1799, William Whittemore and company commenced business. Twen- 
ty-three machines, now in operation, stick two hundred dozen pairs of 
cards, on an average, every week. Forty persons, male and female, 
employed in this manufactwy, complete the above mentioned number 
weekly, for sale. The building in which the whole work is done is 
4G feet square ; and the average price of the cards is 7 dollars per 
dozen pairs." 

The origin of this business was the invention of an ingeni- 
ous machine for making cotton and wool cards by Amos Whit- 
temore, one of the above company, by which was realized (for 
the time) great wealth. See sketch in the Genealogical Regis- 
ter of this work, under Amos Whittemore. This card fac- 
tory was a most important affair in building up the town of 
West Cambridge. By removal of the business to New York, 
about 1812, a depressing effect on the people here was experi- 
enced, and in the words of a valued correspondent, " it was a 
terribly dull place for several years." 

About 1827, Gershom and Henry Whittemore, sons of the 
inventor, commenced business in West Cambridge, having pur- 
chased machines of their uncle Samuel Whittemore, of New 
York. Their factory was destroyed by fire in 1862. 
11 



110 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

1800. In 1800 the Second Parish in Cambridge contained 
4,345 acres, 118 rods. — Holmes, quoted by Paige. There were 
two school-houses in this Parish in 1 800. — Ih'uL 

1801. The money raised for charges of the Precinct, was 
four hundred dollars in 1801. 

It was voted this year to repair the posts and rails in the 
front of the meeting-house, and set out such trees as the stand- 
ing committee thought proper, at the expense of the Precinct. 

A " Receipt for the School House, and built by Menotomy Meeting 
House," dated Cambridge, Nov. 6, 180], communicated by Mr. J. B. 
Eussell, certifies that the subscribers, " being appointed a committee 
to inspect the building of the School House in the Northwest Middle 
School District in Cambridge, have examined the said house and do 
agree with Mr. John Estabrook to accept the same in behalf of the 
said district, as sufficiently done for the money he has received, and 
have no other demand on him on account thereof. Wm. Whittemore, 
Jr., Josiah Whittemore, Caleb Cole, Committee." The Central 
School House was removed on to the run, or water-course, in the 
Burying Ground, in 1810. 

1803. Oct. 10, 1803, the Precinct voted to build a new 
meeting-house. 

The Middlesex Union Society, which met quarterly for the pur- 
poses of mutual friendship and improvement, was instituted here 
Jan. 31, 1803. — Fiske. This is spoken of as a very pleasant 
social affair, the members meeting at each other's houses. 

1804. Jan. 9, 1804, it was voted to build a house seventy 
feet long and fifty-six feet wide and thirty feet posts, all of 
wooden materials. Samuel Butterfield, Jeduthun Wellington, 
George Prentiss, John Adams, and William Whittemore, Jr., 
were the building committee of the new meeting-house. The 
old house was sold at auction. The body to William Whitte- 
more, Jr., for $440 ; the tower to John Tufts, for $115; the 
porch to Samuel Watson, for $75 — making in the whole, $630.' 

1 Among the materials sold, Mr. J. B Russell remembered seeing an old gilt vane 
five or six feet long. The " fir st meeting- house " purchased by WDUam Whittemore, 
Esq., at auction, and moved to lot opposite the residence of late minister Cooke, 
was made into a three- story dwelling and rented. It was next sold to Samuel 
AVhittcmore, of New York, brother of William ; and eventxxally to Annni Cut- 
ter ; then to Abel G. Peck, who divided it, and removed it, one half at a time, 
to the spot where it now rests. The frame of the old church was of oak, hence . 



THE SECOND PRECINCT IN CAMBRIDGE. Ill 

In tliis year thirty dollars were drawn for the purpose of en- 
couraging singing. 

The following memorandum was made on the Precinct Rec- 
ords : "July 1804, the Meeting House belonging to the Rev. 
Thaddeus Fiske's Society was raised and no man hurt thereby." 

The record book of the Northwest Parish of Cambridge Singing 
Society contains the Constitution of the Society, with this ijreamble: 
" As music constitutes one very essential part of public devotion, and 
as its spirit is become something languid, and its genius seems about 
to withdraw ; we, the subscribers, being fully inspired with these ideas, 
do form ourselves into a Society for the purpose of reviving the spirit, 
and improving ourselves in the art of music. Justice our principle, 
Reason our guide and Honor our law." 

The first article of the Constitution provides for an annual meeting 
of the Society on the first Monday in December. The second, for a 
president, secretary and treasurer; and to be chosen every six months, 
one chorister and four assistants, one for tlie tenor, two for the bass, 
and one for the treble, whose duty was to instruct in their respective 
parts of music, also to select the music, appoint meetings for practice, 
and purchase requisite materials. Article fifth imposes a fine for non- 
attendance of members, &c., and every member shall sit in the singing 
seat on Sundays Avhen he is at meeting. The articles number eleven, 
and are dated June, 1804, when the names of the members were, — 
Artemas Kennedy, Ephraim Cutter, Benjamin Harrington, James Hill, 
Daniel Locke, Jason Kennedy, John Perry, Isaac Locke, Timothy 
Swan, Amos Locke, William Hill, Jr., David Hill, Joseph Adams, 
Amos Hill, William Wyeth, Amos Davis, Ichabod Fessenden, Ebene- 
zer Hall, Jr., William Adams, Jr., Samuel Hill, Walter Russell, James 
Russell, Jr., Francis Locke, Ji'., Thomas Fillebrown, Daniel Wilson, 
Moses Cutter, Joseph Hill, James Cutter, Jr., George Swan, Benja- 
min Cutter, Jr., John Wilson, Joel Frost, James Fillebrown. On Dec. 
5, 1804, Artemas Kennedy was chosen president, Isaac Locke secre- 
tary, A. Kennedy chorister, Daniel Locke and John Perry bass assis- 
tants, Isaac Locke tenor assistant, Jason Kennedy treble assistant, 
James Hill treasurer.* 

1805. A meeting of the Precinct was held at the hall of Mr. 
Thomas Russell on Jan. 9, 1805 — probably the hall over the 

very strong and heavy. William Whittemore gave about $440 for tlie body of 
the'house, which he moved entire. — T. J. Whittemore. 

It is now the dwelling-house of Mr. Charles 0. Gage, on Pleasant Street, near 
Belmont line. The second church edifice was torn down in 1840. The suc- 
ceeding structiu'e, built on the same site, was burnt Jan. 1, 1856, and the j)res- 
ent house is its successor. 

1 Ebeuezer Rumford Thompson, school- master in West Cambridge, 1814-15, 
and born here March 5, 1795, refers, in a letter to Mr. J.B.Russell, of New Mar- 
ket, N. J., in 1879, to a visit of Jerome Bonaparte and his Bride to West Cam- 
bridge in 1804, to visit Whittemore's Card Factory. 



112 



HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 



store of Thomas Russell & Son, mentioned in town records in 
1808. The dedication of the new meeting-house was appointed 
to be on Wednesday, March 20, 1805, at two P.M.' 

PEW- HOLDERS IN NEW MEETING-HOUSE, A.D. 1805. 

"A Record of the Pews in the Meeting-house in Cambridge Second Parish, 
that were sold agreeable to a former vote of said parish, directing every i^ew, 
when paid for, to be recorded in the parish book, with its number and price ; 
and when so recorded, that to be considered as a complete title to the purchaser, 
their name being annexed to the number they purchased, A.D. 1805." 



A'rtwtes. 


Xo. 


paid. 


John Adams 


5 


$212.00 


William Adams 


33 


165.00 


John Adams 


6 gal. 95.00 


Daniel Adams 


83 


141.00 


Jason Belknap 


81 


141.00 


Samuel Butterfield 


20 


191.00 


Sam'l & Jona. Butterfield 12 


227.00 


Sam'l. & Jona. Butterfield 50 


138.00 


Eben Cutter, Hall & Tufts 23 


165.65 


William Cutter 


15 


205.00 


Nehemiah Cutter 


72 


133.00 


Mehitable Cutter 


68 


147.00 


Ephraim Cutter 


60 


192.00 


Joseph Cutter 


47 


85.00 


Abigail Convers 


46 


70.00 


Caleb Col6 


18 


204.00 


Ebenezer Cutter 


35 


170.00 


William Dickson 


74 


121.00 


Moses Cutter 


36 


174.95 


Wm. Dodd, executor to 


}^ 


44.10 


estate of Sally Mackie 


Aaron Dickson 


92 


106.00 


John Davenport 


17 


209.00 


Nahum Ball 


82 


175.38 


Elizabeth Estabrook 


89 bal. 21.74 


Ephraim Frost 


11 


235.00 


Seth Frost, Jr. 


44 


86.00 


Ichabod Fessenden 


73 


139.00 


T. Hutchinson & \ 
W.Adams, Jr. / 


26 


131.00 


William Hill 


69 


165.00 


William HUl, Jr. 


43 


88.00 


James Otis 


16 


207.00 


Jonas Peirce 


40 


142.00 


James Perry 


58 


170.00 


George Prentiss 


66 


183.00 


George Prentiss, Jr. 


61 


103.00 



Karnes. 
Richard Sullivan 
John & William Swan 
Reuben Swan 
Sarah Smith 
Benjamin Teel 
Peter Tufts, Jr. 
Joel Tufts 
Thomas Russell 
Daniel Russell 
Edward Russell & Jere^ 

miah his son 
Samuel Locke 6 

Joseph Locke, Jr. 38 

Ebenezer Lane 64 

Walter Russell 7C 

Noah Russell 71 

James Russell 6? 

Jas. Russell & son Walter 1 1 
Solomon Prentiss & > 
Nathan Robbins ) 
Daniel Reed 
Amos Warren 
Jonathan Whittemore 
Samuel Wjiittemore 
Amos Whittemore 
William Whittemore, Jr, 



57 

64 
79 
32 
80 
4 
1 
AVilliam Whittemore, Jr. 10 
William Whittemore, Jr. 39 
William Whittemore, Jr, 41 
Amos Whittemore, Jr. 69 
Jeduthun Wellington 3 

Seth Wyman 7 

Samuel F. Wyman 88 

Gershom Williams 75 

Jona. & Thaddeus Winship 1 i 
Joseph B. Wyman 42 

Stephen Wheeler 14 



Price 
paid. 
184.00 
187.00 
185.00 
129.00 
166.00 
157.00 
100.00 
206.00 
101.64 

124.99 

239.00 
152.00 
156.00 
145.00 
168.00 
157.00 
101.00 

76.32 

132.00 
122.22 



146.00 
248.00 
264.00 
232.00 
148.00 
136.00 
171.00 
240.00 
247.00 
128.00 
125.00 
. 98.00 
120.00 
214.00 



^ The following memorandum was made on the Precinct Records : " March 
the 20th, 1805, the dedication was made." Nine children were baptized on 
March 24, 1805 — (Fiske). The "Baptisms on the first Sabbath in the new 
Meeting -House of Worship" were Amos, son of John Adams ; Martha Wyman, 
daughter of Daniel Reed ; Elmira, daughter of Josiah H. Russell ; Albert, son 
of Jonas Cutter; William, son of William Hdl, 3d; William Augustus, son of 
William Whittemore, 3d ; Ann Elizabeth, daughter of Samuel Wyman; Wil- 
liam, son of Joshua Cutter ; Winslow, son of Jonathan Whittemore. 



THE SECOND PRECINCT IN CAMBRIDGE. 113 

In this year the wall was directed to be moved back at the 
East corner of the Burying Ground, and a hearse procured for 
the benefit of the parish. 

Fifty dollars were appropriated this year for the encourage- 
ment of singing. 

The officers of the Northwest Parish of Cambridge Singing Society, 
on June 7, 1805, were Artemas Kennedy president, David Hill secre- 
tary, A. Kenned_y chorister, Walter Russell and John Perry bass assis- 
tants, Isaac Locke tenor assistant, Jason Kennedy treble assistant, 
Ichabod Fesseuden treasurer. At the meeting of the society in Dec. 

1805, Artemas Kennedy was chosen jjresident, Jason Kennedy secre- 
tary, A. Kennedy chorister, Walter Russell, John Perry, Isaac Locke 
and Jason Kennedy were re-chosen assistants, and Ichabod Fessenden 
treasurer. 

1806. The Precinct voted that Messrs. J. Wellington, George 
Prentiss, Samuel Butterfield, Samuel Locke, Esq., and William 
Whitteraore, Jr., be a committee to confer with the committee 
chosen from the town of Cambridge at their March meeting, 

1806, for the purpose of apportioning the privileges belonging 
in said town between them and the Northwest Precinct, and 
make report of their doings at a Precinct meeting, and also to 
take charge of the petition now pending in the General Court, 
relative to the Second Parish being incorporated into a separate 
town, -» 

The officers of the Northwest Parish of Cambridge Singing Society 
on June 2, 1806, were Artemas Kennedy, president; Isaac Locke, 
secretary ; Artemas Kennedy, chorister ; Isaac Locke, tenor assistant, 
John Perry, first bass assistant ; Walter Russell, second bass assistant ; 
Amos Davis, treble assistant; Ichabod Fessenden, treasurer; Messrs. 
James and William Hill, bass assistants pro tern. 

In 1806 the inhabitants of this Precinct voted that they 
would build a house for a " deposit of the hearse." That the 
said building be erected on the south side of the " Gutter," so- 
called, running through the Burying Ground; the building to 
stand within the same, and bounding on the Watertown Road, 
so called. It was also voted to paint the outside of the new 
meeting-house ; but a motion to procure blinds for the windows 
of the meeting-house was rejected. 



114 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

IV. 
TOWN OF WEST CAMBRIDGE. 

1807. On Feb. 27, 1807, the Second Precinct of Cambridge 
was incorporated into a town by the name of West Cambridge. 

The Precinct, in 1807, discussed the expediency of setting 
trees and erecting posts, or a fence, near or about the meeting- 
house. 

On April 20, 1807, the Parish Committee appointed William 
Hill, 3d, to ring the bell and take care of the meeting-hou,se for 
twenty-five dollars per year ; and also as sexton for the ensu- 
ing year. In this year sixty dollars were ajlpropriated by the 
Parish for the benefit of the Singing Society. 

The proceedings of the Northwest Parish of Cambridge Singing 
Society on Oct. 27, 1807, made James Hill president and Artemas 
Kennedy secretary pro tern. It was " Voted first, that all proj^erty 
belonging to the society shall be transferred to the society' that shall 
be hereafter created in the month of Oct. 1807, if such a society shall 
then exist. Voted second, that the society be dissolved by a unani- 
mous vote." Signed by the president and secretary of the meeting. 

The West Cambridge Musical Society. — This led to the 
formation of the West Cambridge Musical Society, instituted Oct. 
1807, and similarly constituted, with the purpose of promoting " the 
knt)wledge and practice of the musical art generally, but more espe- 
cially that part which relates to the worship of our beneficent Creator 
and exalted Redeemer." The names of subscribers to the Constitu- 
tion were Artemas Kennedy, James Hill, Isaac Locke, Thomas Fille- 
brown, Amos Locke, Samuel Hill, John Wilson, Joseph Adams, Moses 
Cutter, Daniel Wilson, Samuel Wilson, James Fillebrown, Ebenezer 
Hall, Jr., Ichabod Fessenden (with clarinet), Walter Russell (bass 
viol), James Cutter, Jr., Joseph Hill, Joel Frost, Benjamin Cutter, 
George Swan, Abijah Cutter, Amos Hill, Benjamin Harrington, John 
Perry, W. B. King, Nathan Locke, Thomas Hill, Samuel Ames, Wil- 
liam Mann, Jonas Adams, Philip B. Fessenden, David Hill, Asa 
Frost, William Frost, John Crosby, Ammi Cutter, Ephraim Frost, 
3d, Thaddeus Frost. One article of the constitution provided that 
" every member shall sit in the singing seats when at meeting." 

At a meeting of the West Cambridge Musical Society, Oct. 13, 
1807, James Hill was chosen moderator and Isaac Locke secretary. 
The fourth vote of the meeting appropriated unanimously a certain 
sum of money for the use of a new singing-school. Three persons 
were selected to take charge of said school, viz. : Artemas Kennedy to 
instruct the tenor and to be considered as chorister, Isaac Locke to 
instruct the treble, and Walter Russell for the bass. That the sum of 



TOAVN OF WEST CAMBRIDGE. Il5 

eighteen dollars be appropriated to compensate the instructors, and the 
Village Harmony to have the preference to any other book. The in- 
structors to receive the money of the Parish Treasurer, and to furnish 
wood, candles, and all other materials necessary for the use of the 
school. 

At the meeting of the Singing Society on Dec. 24, 1807, James 
Hill was moderator, and the reguhir officers of the organization were 
chosen. P^ighteen dollars were appropriated for the singing-school, 
and the instructors to receive one dollar per evening, including room- 
rent. 

As this society is long since extinct, it is well to continue its history 
here. 

On Feb. 15, 1808, the instructors of the "late singing-school " were 
authorized to contract with jMajor Whittemore for the use of his 
room, to accommodate " the Musical Society to practise music in." 
The expense to be paid out of the treasury. It was voted that there 
be a pitch-pipe purchased for the use of the singers, to be kept in the 
meeting-house. That Isaac Locke be authorized to purchase said 
pipe. Also that there be three persons chosen to apply to the Parish 
Committee for the use of the bass viol, to be granted to the Musical 
Society, to be made use of as they shall think proper. Isaac Locke, 
James Hill and Walter Russell were aj^pointed for that purpose. 

Dec. 1809, it was voted to purchase a lock and key for the school- 
house gallery door. To meet on Monday, the 25th inst., for the pur- 
pose of admitting new members, and admitted as members Messrs. 
King and John Perry. 

Dec. 18, 1810, the Society chose a committee for the purpose of 
selecting tunes, viz. : Walter Russell, Isaac Locke, James Hill, Amos 
Locke. John Perry, George Swan, Benjamin Harrington, Jonas Locke, 
Thomas Fillebrown. 

Jan. 31, 1814, voted that the treasurer purchase one dozen of sing- 
ing-books of the Middlesex Collection, and half a dozen hymn-books 
of Belknap's, for the use of the society. The records end with Dec. 
30, 1816. 

The following officers of the West Cambridge Musical Society — in- 
stituted 1807 — are mentioned in this book of records: 

Presidents.— Kvtftxnix^ Kennedy, 1807; James Hill, 1808, '9, '10, 
'14; Amos Locke, 1816. Vice-Presidents. — Walter Russell, 1807, 
'8, '9; Amos Locke, 1810, '14; Ebenezer Hall, Jr., 1816. Secre- 
taries. — Isaac Locke, 1807, '8, '9; John Perry, 1810, '14; Walter 
Russell, 1816. Treasurers. — James Hill, 1807, '16; Amos Lotke, 
1808, '9 ; Walter Russell, 1810, '14. Choristers. — Artemas Kennedy, 
1807; Isaac Locke, 1808, '9, '10; William B. King, 1814; Amos 
Locke, 1816. Assistants. — Isaac Locke, 1807; Walter Russell, bass, 
1807, '8, '9, '10, '14, 16; James Hill, bass, 1807, '8, '9, '10, '14; 
Amos Locke, tenor, 1807, '8, '9, '10, '14; Samuel Wilson, treble, 
1808, '9; George Swan, treble, 1810; Samuel Ames, treble, 1814; 
William Frost, 1816; Ebene/er Hall, Jr., 1816; Philip B. Fessenden, 
treble, 1816. 



116 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

The First Parish in West Cambridge. — In 1807 the old 
religious society which formed the original society of the Second 
or Northwest Parish in Cambridge, became the First Parish in 
West Cambridge. A few data from its records are continued 
from this time. 

1808. Voted to procure a clock to be erected within the tower of 
the new meeting-house. 

1810. Voted that any person or persons being desirous of erecting 
tombs in the Burying Ground, may apply to the Parish Committee for 
that purpose, who are authorized to grant liberty under their direc- 
tions. Also voted that the town of West Cambridge have liberty to 
remove the Central School House on any part of the Parish Ground. 

In 1810 liberty was given to Peter Tufts and Peter Tufts, Jr., to 
erect one tomb in Burying Ground. The same also to John Hutch- 
inson. 

In 1810 the Parish Committee granted permission to the selectmen 
of the town of West Cambridge to remove the Central School House 
on to the run, or water-course, in the Burying Ground.-^ They also 
granted permission to the inhabitants of the parish to build tombs in 
the northerly part of the Burying Ground, bounding on the Common, 
on condition that they should build and maintain a good brick wall on 
the same. 

18 Li. Don Juan Stoughton was granted permission to budda tomb 
in the Burying Ground. 

1815 and 1817. Repairs authorized on the cupola of new meeting- 
house.^ 

1820. A stove and funnel authorized to be erected in the meeting- 
house, for the comfort and convenience of all the inhabitants of the 
parish at proper seasons of the year. 

1825. The parish bell sold, aud a new bell purchased at expense 
of parish. Repairs of the bell-frame and wheel were also made at 
this time. 

1 The Middle, or Central School House stood on the Common, west of the 
Meeting- House, and nearly or quite half way from the Meeting-House and 
Nathan liobbins's present property. The rear end of the school-house abutted 
on the brick- wall of the long range of tombs erected in 1810 and 1811, and the 
school- house was removed to allow the extension of the tombs. The moA'ing of 
the house cost about twenty dollars. — /. B. Russell. The town dii-ected the se- 
lectmen to procure a piece of land, and remove the Central School House there- 
on, Sept. 3, 1810. 

About this time (1808-1810) the meeting-house of Dr. Fiske's Society was 
struck by lightning, which ran down the rod on the steeple till it got below 
the range of the eaves, when it struck off at a right angle, stripi^ing off a clap- 
board nearly around the house, giving it a grotesque appearance. — /. B. Russell, 

2 The September gale, in 1815, took off about one- third of the roof of Di' 
Fiske's Meeting House, landing it in the road, near the house where T. J. Rus- 
Bell now lives. The repairs on the meeting-house m 1817, were merely strength- 
ening the steeple, by braces of timber, hoisted up above the beLfi-y, as the steeple 
had begun to lean towards the road and looked dangerous. — /. B. Russell. 



TOWN OF WEST CAMBRIDGE. 117 

1826. Thomas Russell, Esq., who had been parish clerk since 
180G, was excused from further service in that office, and thanks voted 
for his past services. 

1828. Parish met, April 28, to hear and act on a communication 
from Rev. Dr. Thaddeus Fiske, respecting the resignation of his pas- 
toral office and charge. On May 8, Messrs. Thomas Russell, Escp, Dr. 
Timothy Wellington and James Russell, Esq., were chosen a commit- 
tee to reply to Dr. Fiske's communication. 

1829. Frederic H. Hedge chosen minister, and ordination appointed 
on "Wednesday, May 20. 

1830. The hearse-house, hearse and other implements used in the 
burial of the dead belonging to the parish, were sold to the town of 
West Cambridge for the sum of ninety dollars. 

1831. Leave was granted by the parish to several persons to erect 
sheds on the land belonging to the parish, between the Hay scales and 
the fence of William Whittemore, Esq. 

1832. The Universal Society is mentioned in the records. 

1834. Voted not to employ any minister or ministers called Uni- 
versalist, to preach in said Congregationalist Meeting House in West 
Cambridge. 

1835. Mr. Hedge resigns, and request granted March 9. Dr. 
Hedge was son of Prof. Hedge of Harv. Univ., and graduated at the 
Theological School, Cambridge, where he has since been a distinguished 
instructor. March 13, 1835, Rev. David Damon was invited to settle 
with this parish as their Christian minister, and accepted. The instal- 
lation services to be on Wednesday, April 15, 1 P.M. 

1836. Two new stoves were voted to be purchased by the parish 
and the old ones disposed of. 

1837. Records close in the old book, which had been used over one 
hundred years. 

We here turn our attention to the Church records, continued 
from 1792 — see history of Precinct under that year. 

1811, Oct. 27. The Church voted. As some inconvenience attends 
the administration of the ordinance of the Lord's supper by the defi- 
ciency of utensils and the increase of communicants, " That such 
addition be made as shall be necessary ; " that the expenses be defrayed 
out of the Church collection or contributions usually taken on commu- 
nion days, and that the two Deacons, viz. Ephraim Frost and John 
Adams, together with the Pastor, be requested to make the necessary 
addition, previous to the next communion. Accordingly, 

Oct. 30, The Pastor and two Deacons bought two flagons and four 
silver plated cups. The flagons were 10 dollars and the cups 25 
dolls. §35. 

Rev. Dr. Fiske's Resignation. 

May 8th, 1828. The Rev. Dr. Fiske having previously signified 
his wish to the Parish to resign the Pastoral office, he was this day 
regularly dismissed by vote of the Parish. The Parish, at the same 



118 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

time, gave an affectionate and respectful testimonial of the good char- 
acter and long and faithful services of their Pastor. For a full account 
of all the proceedings relative to the resignation of Dr. Fiske, see the 
Parish Records. 

May 14, 1828. At a meeting of the Church — chose Jeduthun Wel- 
lington moderator and jMiles Gardner Clerk pro tem. On motion, voted 
unanimously that the following resolve be accepted and a copy of the 
same given to the Rev. Doct. Fiske — viz. : 

To all whom these presents may come. Whereas it has become 
expedient for reasons stated in a communication made to the church 
and congregation of West Cambridge, by the Rev. Dr. Fiske, Pastor 
of said Church, that his pastoral relation be dissolved by mutual con- 
sent, and that Mr. Miles Gardner, the Parish Clerk, be a committee 
from the church to express to him the due sense we have of his long 
and faithful services among us and the deep regret we feel that exist- 
ing circumstances should dissolve a union which has been so endear- 
ing to us by time. And during forty years of his ministry he has 
maintained a fair character as a man and as a christian in the per- 
formance of his various and arduous duties ; and has been an example 
of the believer in word, in conversation, in faith, in benevolence, in 
humility, in purity and in piety. And it is our ardent and fervent 
wish that his life may be j^rolonged to do good ; that the infirmities of 
age may rest upon him with joy and hope. And that many blessings 
and comforts may attend him in his retirement from his pastoral la- 
bors among us. West Cambridge, May 14, 1828. 

1828, May 26. Mr. Miles Gardner chosen Deacon. After the death 
of Dea. John Adams, Ephraim Cutter assisted Dea. Frost in his duties, 
and, at some time not recorded, was chosen deacon and served as such 
till his death, March 31, 1841. 

[Apr. 8, 1841. Voted that Bros. Emerson Parks and Henry Whit- 
temore make provision for the communion and till a deacon or dea- 
cons be chosen.] 

1829, May 20. Frederic H. Hedge ordained minister of Church and 
Parish, West Cambridge. Dismissed March 9, 1835. A few more 
particulars, from the records, regarding Dr. Hedge's ministry are in- 
serted in a note.^ 



^ The Rev. Frederic Henry Hedge •\vas ordained minister of the Congrega- 
tional Church and Parish in West'^Cambridge, May 20, 1829. The churches in- 
vited to assist in his ordination actually represented, were as follows : Univer- 
sity Church; Dr. Lowell's, Boston; Third in Roxbury ; Chm-ch in Brookline; 
Mr. Emerson's, Boston ; Mr. Palfrey's, Boston ; Mr. Brazer's, Salem ; Church in 
AVatertown ; Church in Medford ; Church in Brighton ; Mr. Ripley's, Waltham ; 
Mr. AVhitman's, do. ; Church in Lexington ; Church in Weston ; Church in 
Cambridgeport. The public services of the occasion were performed by the fol- 
lowing persons : Introductory Prayer, Rev. Mr. Austin ; Sermon, Rev. Mr. 
rrancis; Ordaining Praver, Rev. Dr. Gray; Charge, Rev. Dr. Pierce; Right 
Hand of Pellowship, Rev. Mr. Ripley ; Address to the People, Rev. Mr. Briggs ; 
Concluding Prayer, Rev. Mr. Stetson. Dr. Gray moderator, and Mr. Gannett 
scribe of the Council. 



TOWN OF WEST CAMBRIDGE. 119 

1835, March 13, David Damon was installed. He died [June 25] 
1843.^ 

yir. Hedge kept no records during his ministry. Added to the church during 
Mr. Hedge's ministry: 

Mrs. Sally Locke, Avife of Amos Locke. 

Miss Harriet Eddy. 

Mr. Emerson Parks and his wife. 

Mr. Samuel L. Cutter and his wife. 

Mrs. Russell, wife of AValter RusseU. 

On Wednesday, ^lay 21, 1879, the fiftieth anniversary of the settlement of 
Dr. Frederic H. Hedge, who on the 20th of May, 1829, entered upon his first 
pastorate, was celebrated by the First Congregational Parish. He was the first 
Unitarian minister settled over the society, and the anniversary celebration was 
made notable by his presence. The exercises of the evening began with an 
organ voluntary, and an anthem by male voices. Rev. Richard Metcalf of AVin- 
chester, read selections from scripture and offered prayer. The choir of male 
voices sang an appropriate hymn, and Dr. Hedge was then introduced by the 
pastor. He gave an intensely interesting account of his ordination and instal- 
lation, and read a well-preserved copy of the programme used on that occasion, 
commenting as he read. The examination of the candidate was held in the 
hotel, and at its conclusion a procession was formed, embracing a very large 
proportion of the people of the town, who marched to the church, headed by 
a brass band. At that time Dr. Hedge was twenty- three years old. In the 
course of his remarks he paid a glowing tribute to the memories of Scmire Rus- 
sell, Ammi Cutter, Dr. AVellington, James Brown, and others, all of Tvhom, as 
well as every one of the ministers who had a part in the installation exercises, 
have passed on to the other world. He referred to the separation between the 
Universalists and Unitarians, which, causing a division of the funds and greatly 
reducing his salary, was the primary cause of his leaving his charge after a pas- 
torate of five years. 

Dr. Hedge established the first Sunday- School connected with the church, 
and awakened interest enough to maintain a lyceum. After a lapse of a few 
years the society again extended to him a call to become its jjastor, but he was 
compelled to decline. The off'er of the position, however, had always been a 
pleasant remembrance to him. 

Judge William E. Parmenter followed with remarks on the present condition 
of the ijarish. Rev. R. R. Shippen, secretary of the American Unitarian Asso- 
ciation, spoke of Dr. Hedge's career. The exercises in the church closed with 
prayer by Prof. E, J. Young of Cambridge, and the benediction by Dr. Hedge. 
The company was then invited to the vestry, where a substantial collation was 
spread, and there an hour was spent socially. — Arlington Advocate. 

^ The Churches that took part at Mr. Damon's installation were: First 
Church in Cambridge; Church in W'atertowu; Mr. Ripley's in W^altham; 
Church in Lexington ; Church in Aledford ; Mr. Walker's in Charlestown ; Dr. 
Lowell's in Boston; and the Third Congregational Church in Reading. Dr. 
Lowell moderator and Mr. Stetson scribe of the Council. Rev. Mr. Stetson 
made the Introductory Prayer ; Rev. Dr. Lowell preached the Sermon ; Rev. 
Mr. Francis ofi"ered the Prayer of Installation ; Rev. ^Ir. Ripley gave the Charge ; 
Rev. ^Ir. Walker the Right Hand ; Rev. Mr. Newell made the Concluding Prayer, 
Rev. Mr. Briggs of Lexington Avas absent on account of ill health at the time of 
this installation. 

To Mr. Damon's time the following persons had been Deacons : John Cutter 
and John Winship, chosen 1739 ; Thomas Hall and Joseph Adams, chosen 1759 ; 
Ephraim Frost and John Adams, chosen 1792 ; Ephraim Cutter, chosen before 
1828 ; Miles Gardner, chosen 1828. To his time, also, three Covenants had been 
in use by the Church : (1) The Covenant used by Mr. Cooke, the first minister, 
and his successor Dr. Fiske ; (2) The Covenant by Mr. Hedge ; (3) An abridge- 
ment of the first, all which are entered on the records. Book closing with the 
sixth ministry, Mi-. Brown's. 



120 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

1835, Ap'l 15. Mr. Damon gives a list of 40 commuuicaiits — all 
that belong to said Church " as far as can be ascertained," and then 
follows a list of 7 " become communicants by residence among us." 

1844, Jan., 2d Sunday, William Ware commenced his ministry 
without installation services — resigned 1845.' 

1844, Jan'y 29. By Wm. Ware. " A record will be kept of births, 
marriages and deaths as heretofore, but no sufficient reason appears 
why a record should be made of church meetings, as during the last 
ministry (Mr. Damon's), any further than shall be necessary to explain 
an alteration in the constitution of the Church unanimously adopted 
by the present members to-day." 

The pastor stated that he wished to meet the members of the Church 
and see if some change could not be effected in the manner in which 
Christians are admitted to the Lord's Supper. The proposition was 
readily agreed to, and they came together twice for the pur^iose. 
At these two meetings, the principle on which Christians were at 
present received to communion, and that on which it was believed they 
ought to be, were fully discussed, and it was unanimously resolved 
that hereafter '" All persons should be considered members in full 
communion of the First Church of Christ in West Cambridge who 
should sij^scribe their names to a profession of faith in Jesus Christ."^ 

The warrant for the first meeting of the freeholders and 
other inhabitants of the town of West Cambridge, in 1807, was 
directed to George Prentiss, a freeholder of said town from the 
•Hon. Aaron Hill, Esq., Justice of the Peace for the county; and 
at this meeting, held at the new Meeting House in said town, on 
Thursday, June 11, 1807, at two o'clock, afternoon, Samuel 
Locke, Esq., was chosen moderator ; Thomas Russell, Jr., town 
clerk ; Jonathan Whittemore, Daniel Adams, John Tufts, Samuel 
Locke, Esq., and William Whittemore, Jr., selectmen ; Samuel 
Butterfield, George Prentiss, and Noah Russell, overseers of the 
poor; John Adams, town treasurer; George Prentiss and 
Charles Cutter, constables ; Benjamin Locke, Amos Frost and 
Noah Russell, surveyors of highways; Caleb Cole and Jona- 
than Butterfield, surveyors of lumber; James Hill and John 
Tufts, fence-viewers; William Whittemore, Jr., Nathaniel Hill, 
George Prentiss, Jr., Miles Gardner, firewards ; Samuel Butter- 
field, Jr., Ephraim Cooke, 3d, James Cutter, John Frost, Jr., and 

1 Rev, William "Ware died at Cambridge, 19 Feb. 1852, a. 5i. He was son of 
Rev. Henry Ware, D.D.. and was b. at Hingham 3 Aug. 1797.; was ordained 
pastor of the Unitarian Church in New York 18 Dec. 1821, dismissed 19 Sept. 
1836. Invited to West Cambridge Dec. 1843, dismissed 1845. — Palmer. 

2 For continuation of sketch, see chapter on Religious Societies. 



TOWN OF AVEST CAMBRIDGE. 121 

Benjamin Locke, liogreeves ; William Hill, 3d, tytliingman ; Ma- 
jor Josiah Whittemore, poundkecpcr ; Eben Swan, William Cut- 
ter, Jr., Nehemiah Cutter, Jonathan Frost, Adam Cutter, Amos 
Russell, field-drivers; John Tufts, clerk of the market; Samuel 
Butterficld, George Prentiss, Col. J. Wellington, Samuel Locke^ 
Esq., and Ebenezer Hall, conunittee for the purpose of adjusting 
any matters or things in which said town of West Cambridge 
may be interested or liable in common with the town of Cam- 
bridge. The selectmen were chosen the school committee for 
the current year. 

Mention of contracting for the building of a town pound is 
made in 1807. In the same year the town was divided into four 
school districts, named the South, West, Middle and Eastern dis- 
tricts; the number of families in the town being 164, The 
South District, No. 1, containing 39 families; the Western Dis- 
trict, No. 2, containing 42 families; the Middle District, No. 3, 
containing 42 families; the Eastern District, No. 4, containing 
41 families. Four and a half months schooling for the year was 
adopted. 

1808. In this year the Fourth of July "was celebrated in 
great style with a procession, military escort, and an oration in 
Mr. Fiske's Church, closing with a dinner in an orchard in the 
rear of Tufts's tavern," — J. B. RiisseWs Reminiscences. The ora- 
tion was delivered by the then master of the central school, near 
the church. 

The title-page is as follows : " An oration delivered at West Cam- 
bridge, July 4, 1808,. in commemoration of the Anniversary of Ameri- 
can Independence. — By Williaji Nichols, Jan., of Westford. — 
Boston: Printed by Oliver and Munroe, No. 78 State Street. 1808." 
Pp. 21. 

John Adams and Artemas Kennedy signed a letter in behalf of the 
inhabitants of West Cambridge, requesting a copy for the press. Mr. 
Nichols in a modest answer, " requesting the exercise of all the candor 
and indulgence due to youth and inexperience," expresses his grati- 
tude for the honor, and transmits a copy of his discourse for their fur- 
ther disposal. The address is mainly on governments, ancient and 
modern, and our own. He refers to the sensations of the fathers on 
the memorable morn of the 19th of April, 1775, "when the j^ale 
beams of the moon gleamed from the burnished armor of your eue- 

12 



122 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

mies, silently stealing through that street,'^ to perpetuate the crime of 
murder anew at early dawn." Thirty-two annual suns had then 
" verified the truth " of the predictions of the Declaration of Inde- 
pendence. 

The Boston Indcjwndent Chrojiide, for July 7, 1808, contains 
the following notice of the " West Cambridge Celebration " : 

" The anniversary of American Independence was celebrated at 
West Cambridge, on the 4th inst. The day was ushered ui by the 
ringing of the bell, and discharge of 17 guns at sunrise. At 11 o'clock, 
the procession was formed at Mr. J. Tufts's, consisting of between two 
and three hundred citizens from the town and adjoining towns : from 
thence proceeded, under the escort of Capt. Harrington's company of 
Artillery, attended by a band of music from Waltham, to the new 
Meeting-House ; where, after the Throne of Grace being addressed by 
the Rev. Mr. Fiske, was pronounced an elegant and appropriate dis- 
course by Mr. William Nichols, of Westford. After the perform- 
ance, the procession returned to Mr. Tufts's, where they partook of an 
excellent repast. When the cloth was removed, the following toasts 
were drank, accompanied by the discharge of cannon, the sound of 
music, and expressions of joy and approbation. The most perfect 
peace, harmony and good order prevailed through the day ; those pecu- 
liar characteristics of genuine republicanism." 

The toasts were political and partizan, and are eighteen in number. 
The volunteers were by the president, the vice-president, by the ora- 
tor, by the Hon. M. Spring, and by Col. Bond. They are all published 
in full in the Chronicle. 

The old Singing Society took a prominent part in the celebration 
July 4, 1808, singing the then popular " Ode to Science," viz. " The 
British Yoke, the Gallic Chain," &c. — /. B. RussellJ^ 

Preservers of fish and a sealer of leather were first chosen in 
1808, and a new school-house in the Eastern District was erected 
on the town's common in 1808. 

The West Cambridge Social Library was established Jan. 1, 
-[m^.— Fiske. 

1809. This year was published a discourse by Dr. Fiske, 

1 Front of the meeting-house where the speaker delivered his oration. 

- "In the exciting times of the Embargo, the outrage on the Chesapeake, &c., 
the martial spirit was strongly developed ; a military company of boys, from 
twelve to seventeen, -was formed ; Josiah Whittemore was captain, E. K. Thomp- 
son, lieutenant, and Webster Barber, ensign. It was quite a respectable organi- 
zation, and formed the tail end of the procession, at the celebration July 4, 1808. 
This company had the use of an old iron cannon, a three or four-pounder, that 
■was handsomely mounted, and had been in the town from tirne immemorial, 
stored in different places, and seemed to belong to no one in particular, and was 
used in firing salutes." — J. B. E, 



TOWN OF WEST CAMBRIDGE. 123 

which contained a cursory sketch of the town and parish. The 
title is this : — 

" A Discourse, delivered April 23, 1809, completing just Twenty- 
one years from the Author's settlement in the work of the ministry, 
being the Anniversary day of his Ordination. — By Thaddeus Fiske, 
A.M., Pastor of the Congregational Church and Society in West Cam- 
bridge. — Published by Request. — Cambridge : Printed by Hilliard and 
Metcalf, 1809." Pp. 34. Text: Job xvi. 22. 

After enlarging on his duties as a minister to the church and 
societ}', he proceeds as follows : — 

" Many changes and events have taken place in this church and 
congregation, and many alterations and improvements been made in this 
town, within the term of twenty-one years, to the review of which I 
now proceed. The incidents of our own lives, though trivial in them- 
selves and unimportant to others, are often very interesting and im- 
portant to ourselves. Almost an entire change has appeared on the 
face of society here. The inhabitants are in a great measure changed. 
Twenty-one years ago this place was noticeable for aged people. 
There were then twenty-eight persons from about seventy years and 
upwards. There is now but four men who have arrived to seventy 
years. There is one woman,' in her eighty-seventh year; and five 
others who have reached the common term of life. 'Your fathers, 
where are they ? ' They are gathered to the great congregation. The 
children have risen up in their stead, and occupy the places they have 
left. ' One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh.' 
The members of this church also are mostly changed. But ten males 
and thirteen females, who then were resident members, now remain 
among us ; they are either dead, or removed to other churches. The 
chui'ch then consisted of twenty-six males and thirty-one females; 
thirteen have been removed to other churches, eighty-eight still re- 
main. One hundred and fifty-one couples have been joined in mar- 
riage by your pastor, one or both of which belonged to this parish or 
town. Four hundred and nineteen have been baptized;^ of which 
number thirty-one were adult persons. Three hundred and forty- 
three have died ; of this number two lived to the great age of one 
hundred and one years [Anna Winship, d. Feb. 2, 1806, and Thomas 
Williams, d. Feb. 5, 1809]; four between ninety and one hundred; 
nineteen between eighty and ninety ; and twenty-six between seventy 
and eighty ; hence fifty-one reached or survived seventy years. From 

1 Mrs. Lucy Cutter, widow of the late Mr. John Cutter, a pious and exem- 
plary christian; for more than sixty- eight years a member of this church; still 
retaining a vigor and strength, both of body and mind, uncommon in old age. 

2 The average number of baptisms yearly has been about twenty. In 1805 
uncommon attention to the ordinance was awakened and excited. This year 
many whole households were baptized, and increased the number to sixty-three. 
Eighteen adult persons, several of whom were heads of families, consecrated 
themselves and their children unto God, in this holy ordinance. 



124 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

this statement it appears, that a proportion of about one in six lived 
to or beyond the common term of life. Though a temperate, regular 
and simple mode of living, the mode of former days, rather than the 
present, may contribute to long life, and one place be more friendly to 
health than another; yet long life and health ai-e the gift of God. 
' He it is, that sets the bounds of our habitation, which we cannot 
pass.' Among the deaths above enumerated, there are some, that took 
place, not by the common laws of mortality, through sickness or de- 
cay;' but by suicide and casualty. Three put an end to their own 
lives ; three were killed by falling from carts or wagons ; one by fall- 
ing from a tree ; and one by drowning. The two deacons, who were 
in office at the beginning of the term now under review, lived to a 
good old age ; one seventy-nine, the other ninety years. They both 
died the same month of the same year.^ Our brethren, who suc- 
ceeded them, and are now in office, we hope will long be continued to 
us." The ministers who assisted in the ordination of your pastor, are 
all, except one,* gathered to the congi'egation of the dead. Thus we 
see what great and affecting changes take place, within a small com- 
pass, in the course of a few years. And if we may judge the future 
by the past, we may view in prospect what changes and events will be 
brought to pass, ' when a few years are come.' Time is hastening to 
finish my course and yours, and to add us to the number of those that 
are gone ; ' a few years more ' will close our jjrobationary state, and 
when we part, it will be to meet not again, until the dead, both small 
and great, shall stand before God. The gospel will be preached here 
by another pastor, and new professors of religion will here attend on 
the ordinances of Christ, and unite in these services and exercises of 
God's holy worship, after we shall sleep in the dust; for the church 
must and will abide ; it is the constant object of the divine care ; and 
' the gates of hell cannot prevail against it.' Of the three hundred 
and forty-three deaths that have taken place in the course of twenty- 
one years, there are many whom you flearly loved, and who live in 
your constant and affectionate remembrance, whose names cannot be 

^ The average number of deaths yearly is about fourteen. In the close of the 
summer of 1802, the dysentery and fever prevailed, and carried off many chil- 
dren and young persons. 'Ihirty-six were added to the congregation of the 
dead. Early in the fall of ISOo the same mortal sickness returned, and in- 
creased the average number of deaths to thirty -four. 

2 Deacon Joseph Adams died May 3, 1794, aged seventy-nine. Deacon 
Thomas Hall died May 29, 1794, aged ninety. They were both chosen into 
office Dec. 5, 1759, in which they continued more than thirty-five years. 

3 Deacon Ephraim Frost, and Deacon John Adams, chosen April 19, 1792. 

* Rev. Dr. Osgood, of Medford, who made the concluding prayer. The in- 
troductory prayer, by the Rev. Mr. Jackson of Erookline. The sermon was 
preached by the Rev. Dr. Fiske, of Brookfield [Uncle of Rev. T. Fiske.], from 
these words in Luke xii. 32 : — " Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's 
good i^leasure to give you the kingdom." The sermon is printed and published 
with other sermons of his, in an octavo volume. The charge was given by the 
Rev. Mr. Gushing of Waltham. The consecrating prayer by the Rev. Mr. Clark 
of Lexington ; and the right hand of fellowship by the Rev. Mr. Hilliard of 
Cambridge. 



TOWN OF WEST CAMBRIDGE. 125 

mentioned without tears ; for some of them were the dearest members 
of youi' families, and your nearest connexions; your fathers or your 
mothers, your brothers or your sisters, your husbands or your wives, 
or your dearly beloved children. And some also were among the 
firmest friends of religion, and the most substantial supporters and 
pillars of the church and society here. You cannot see them again 
till the heavens be no more. Let it then be your chief concern to be 
followers of them, wherein they were followers of Christ, and be pre- 
pared to meet them at the right hand of God, in the coming world. 
Such are the changes and events, that have taken place in this church 
and congregation. Let us now take a view of the alterations and im- 
provements, that make a distinction in our favor, as a society and 
town. 

" Compare your situation now, to what it was twenty-one years ago. 
Then you had troublesome times. You had been destitute of a min- 
ister almost five years, ^ without stated preaching on the sabbath, and 
w^ithout the regular administration of the ordinances of the gospel. 
As sheep without a shepherd, you were scattered, and exposed to 
'grievous wolves.' There were divisions among you, and discord, and 
alienation of affection. A new society under a new denomination had 
been set up ; not to introduce a new religion, nor to preach any other 
gospel, than what was already preached; but merely to change one de- 
nomination of christians to another, unhappily dividing a society already 
small, and when united not more than competent to a decent support 
of a minister, with ease to yourselves; a division occasioned by a dis- 
tinction in the form of godliness, rather than its power ; assumed to 
designate a party, distinct and separate from the body of the christian 
church ; for you were not in the state of those unchristianized and un- 
christened Jews and Gentiles to whom the gospel was first preached, 
Avho had never before heard of Christ or the way of salvation through 
him; but you were born of christian parents, were baptized into the 
name of Christ, from children had known the holy scriptures, had 
been instructed in the doctrines and duties, and lived in the peaceable 
enjoyment of the ordinances of the gospel salvation. AVhile in this 
situation, you were broken in upon, and ' soon became as an house or 
kingdom divided against itself.' Some, who were members of this 
church, ' went back, and walked no more with Christ.' The walls of 
partition were set up. The number of regular religious professors 
diminished. For more than five years no additions were made to the 
church. The spirit of Christ and the gospel, and the true interests of 
religion seemed to be lost in zeal for party notions, and in contention 
for victory. The consequence was, the actual declension of real reli- 
gion. Doubts were created in the minds of some; 'halting between 
two opinions ; ' indifference in those of others ; and a total neglect of 

* The church was gathered Sept. 9, and Rev. Mr. Cooke was ordained Sept. 12, 
1739, and died June 4, 1783, in the seventy- fifth year of his age, and forty- 
fourth of his ministry. The number of baptisms during his ministry was 943, 
and the admissions into the church were 224. 



126 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

public worship in many. And you appeared to decline also, in your 
worldly substance and welfare. Debts were accumulating,^ and 
nothing seemed to prosper in the work of your hands ; and total sub- 
version of the true interests of religion and of society here was seri- 
ously apprehended. You were reduced to a situation exceedingly un- 
friendly both to your spiritual and temporal welfare ; and very dis- 
couraging to the settlement of a minister. Your situation now is just 
the reverse of all this. You enjoy the regular and stated means of 
religion in a preached gospel, and the administration of the ordinances 
of Christ. The church is built up and enlarged, and additions are 
made, we trust, of such as shall be saved. You are free from strife 
and contention about the different modes and persuasions of religion, 
for the support of the gospel. And if all are not perfectly joined in 
the same niind, and in the same judgment; yet a disposition prevails, 
to permit every one freely to enjoy the right of religious opinion and 
practice, provided he does no violence to the rights of others. You 
now experience 'how good and pleasant it is to dwell together in 
unity.' And keeping the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace, 
your state is friendly to the interests of religion, to the success of the 
gospel, and to the practice of godliness ; and you are enabled to in- 
crease and prosper in the labor and work of your hands. Instead of 
being embarrassed in your circumstances, or burdened with debts, you 
have become independent and easy in your worldly and temporal 
affairs, and have made progress in wealth. You are without fear that 
the creditor will come : you sit under your own vines and fig-trees 
without molestation ; and there are evident marks and signatures of a 
kind providence that has blessed you, and caused you to prosper. 
From a parish connected with, and in some measure dependent on 
another, you have become an incorporated town, and transact all your 
public concerns, with convenience and advantage to yourselves.^ A 
small and inconvenient house of worship is now exchanged for this 
spacious, elegant, and commodious temple, whose tower is adorned and 
enriched with an excellent and beautiful clock.' 

' An arrearage of salary to a considerable amount was then due to the heirs 
of the former minister, which had been accumulating for more than six years. 
This, together with the constant expense necessarily arising from hiring candi- 
dates to supply the pulpit, had thrown a heavy burden on the parish. 

* The parish was incorporated into a town, by its present name, Feb. 27, 
1807. 

^ The first-meeting house was built in 1734, and opened and consecrated on 
the fii-st day of Feb. 1735, The ai-ea of the building Avas 50 by 40 feet, and 
stood just seventy years. The present house of worship was built during the 
year 1804, on the ground where the former house stood, and was dedicated 
March 20, 1805. The building is 70 feet long and 65 feet wide, Avith a toAver 
projecting in front, and extending aboA'e, is terminated by a handsome \'ane 100 
feet from the foundation. The house cost $12,175. It contains 106 pews ; 92 
on the floor, and 14 in the galleries. The sale of the peAvs, sold, amounted to 
14,167 dollars. The first pcAV sold for 264 dollars. On the toAver is a handsome 
and first rate clock, Avith three dials, constructed and erected by Mr. G. Parker 
of AVestborough, in Aug. 1808, Avhich cost !|796.80. This expense Avas defrayed 
by donations from individuals, to the amount of $161, and by an appropriation 
of money raised on sale of the pcAvs. 



TOWN OF WEST CAMBRIDGE. 127 

" Many dwelling houses have been built, and many others repaired 
and enlarged. Many families have been added to you, from abroad, 
and the growth of j^opulation among yourselves has greatly increased. 
A respectable and flourishing manufactory has been introduced and 
established, which has brought much wealth into the place, afforded 
employment and means of subsistence to many among you, and aug- 
mented the property of the town, and enhanced the value of real 
estate of many descriptions.' A society for social intercourse, friend- 
ship and mutual improvement is formed in the midst of us, as a bond 
of union.' An establishment of a social library' affords advantages 
not heretofore enjoyed. An increase of stores has added to the in- 
crease of business. By the increased cultivation of the soil your 
farms have become better, and more productive ; and many improve- 
ments have been made, tending to convenience and utility, to the pro- 
motion of knowledge and the increase of wealth. Few villages can 
be named, that have risen faster, or bid fairer to grow and flourish. 
God grant it may abound more and more, in every thing virtuous and 
l^raiseworthy ; in every thing that shall promote its essential interests 
and welfare. ' Hitherto the Lord hath helped us.' And ye, also, my 
brethren, have been fellow-helpers to these things, by the labors you 
have bestowed, ' by giving of your own proper goods,' by the encour- 
agement and assistance you have afforded, and by ' being at peace 
among yourselves.' In every important transaction, a spirit of can- 
dor, mutual forbearance and accommodation has been diffused among 
you ; and a disposition to maintain peace and harmony, so essential to 
the interests of true religion, and the welfare of society. This praise- 
worthy disposition and conduct were manifested, when a change was 
made of the version of psalms and hymns formerly sung, for those 
now used in public worship.* And especially in building this sacred 
temple, for the service and worship of our God. Without contention 
about the spot where it should stand, the place on which it should be 



* A card manufactory, set up by William Whittemore and Co. in 1799. The 
cards are made by machines, an ingenious invention of Mr. Amos Whittemore, 
one of said company. Of these machines, which give to the manufoctory its 
advantages, there are [1809] fifty- five in number, which may stick 80 doz. pair of 
cards in a day. The cards annually made amount to about $60,000. Between 
40 and 50 persons are employed, whose wages are from 9 to 10,000 dollars a 
year. The buildings erected, and property purchased in the town, by the com- 
pany and persons employed, have been to the amount of at least 30,000 dollars. 
The purchase of pews by them, in the new meeting-house, paid one eighth part 
of the expense in building it. 

- A society principally of middle-aged and young men, instituted Jan. 31, 
1803, by the name of the Middlesex Union Society, who meet quarterly for the 
purposes of mutual friendship and improvement. 

' West-C imbridge Social Library, established Jan. 1, 1808, There are thirty- 
one proprietors ; it contains now in its infancy 106 volumes, judiciously selected, 
and is to increase by a certain sum to be furnished by the proprietors annually. 

* Belknap's collection of psalms and hymns was introduced at the opening 
of the new house of worship, Murch 20, 1805, in the place of Tate and Brady's, 
which was formerly used. 



128 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

built, or the manner in which it should be finished ; but with union 
and harmony in every measure, and joining heart and hand, your 
highest expectations were gratified, in the building of an house for the 
service and honor of God, to whom you owe all that you have. This 
sacred temple, I trust, will long remain, a monument of your piety 
and liberality. Here may you and jour children, as your fathers 
were, be ' built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, 
Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner-stone.' May many sons 
and daughters here be born unto glory; and when you shall be 
gathered to the dust of your fathers, may your children rise up and 
call you blessed." 

Ill 1809 the town, by a committee of seven persons, adopted 
resolutions relative to the alarming crisis of our public affairs. 
This related to the Embargo and other public matters of the 
period. 

The same year the town chose a committee to consult with the 
directors of the Middlesex Turnpike to effect a reconciliation 
between the directors and landholders, where the said turnpike 
may be laid for the public convenience and least damage to 
private property.' 

1810. Feb. 7, 1810, the town's representative was instructed 

to use all his endeavors, that the Middlesex Turnpike be located 

at the Foot of the Rocks, so called, in West Cambridge, and at 

no other place. A committee was chosen in addition to the 

representative for the same purpose. 

Some Reminiscences, by J. B. Russell, "Washington, D. C, giv- 
ing a sketch of the early history of military affairs, &c., in West Cam- 
bridge,^ state that "• The wanton atrocities of the British Regulars, on 
their retreat from Concord, April 19, 1775, still rankled in the breasts 
of the old people " at this period. " This, with the aggressions of the 
British navy, and the barbarities of the Indians on our Northwest 
frontier, who were presumed to be under their influence, excited such 

* The " Middlesex Turnpike " ran an embankment, or road, through the pond 
of Stephen Cutter's saw and grist-mill (late Cyrus Cutter's). A lawsuit made 
the Turnpike company throw up that course, and take another at the Foot of 
the Kocks, near Lexington. — .7. B. Rassell. 

In 1809 Stephen Cutter, John Tufts, Ephraim Cooke, Israel Blackington's 
heirs, James Cutler, Aaron Cutter and Nathaniel Hill contested in court the 
Turnpike eirterprise. The first location of the road was through the property 
of the above persons to a point in the great road, near the corner of John Frost's 
blacksmith shop in West Cambridge. By act of the legislature on March 6, 
1810, the course of the road Avas altered to a jjoint in the gi'cat road near the 
Foot of the Rocks. 

2 ArUnyton Advocate, Mai'ch 6 and 13, 1875. 



TOVn^ OF WEST CAMBRIDGE. 129 

indignation that it was evident a war with England would sooner or 
later occur. Hence a thorough military organization was kept up, by- 
law, through the State, and the ' trainings ' of the summer generally 
culminated in an official ' muster ' and ' sham fight,' by division or 
brigade, in the fall. Not satisfied with this, volunteer musters, in 
which ' Indians ' took a conspicuous part, occurred every year or 
two. 

" West Cambridge was incorporated in 1807, and the nest year an 
Indian muster took place at Lexington, in which the West Cambridge 
companies were engaged. In those days there was a militia company 
in the town, commanded by Capt. David Ilill, and a ' light horse ' 
company, commanded by Capt. Thomas Russell." 

After alluding to the celebration of July 4, 1808, Mr. Russell con- 
tinues: "In 1809 the regular muster was held at Watertovvn. The 
West Cambridge Band was organized in 1810, with eight instruments.' 
It was a pleasant and useful association, and lasted for several years. 

" But the volunteer muster in 1810 was the greatest gala day of 
the kind ever witnessed in West Cambridge, combining the attractions 
of a naval, military and Indian fight. The scene was on Spy Pond, 
and its island and shores. It took place on a beautiful New England 
day, in October, with a clear sky, bracing air, with thousands of spec- 
tatoi's. Troops volunteered from the neighboring towns, the object 
being to capture or drive off a tribe of eighty or a hundred Indians, 
encamped on the island, with a wigwam, etc., under two chiefs (Capt. 
David Hill and Capt. Ebenezer Thompson). The first aggressive act 
of the Indians was to capture a boat about noon, in which 'two per- 
sons, Capt. Abner Stearns and John Niles, were fishing. The Indians 
espying them, started with two or three canoes, and after an exciting 
chase, rowing about the pond, captured them, took them to the island, 
and (it was presumed) tortured them by driving a stake through their 
bodies, with other barbarities then known to be their common habit. 
Then the conflict began, ' and the boldest held his breath for a time.' 
The naval force was composed of eight or ten boats, rigged, manned 
and armed, under the command of Admiral William S. Brooks, with 
Rear- Admiral Barton as second. They were both old sea-captains, 
and carried out their part of the programme with as much formality as 
if in a real battle, giving all their orders through a speaking trumpet. 
The two Admirals' barge boats, rigged like small ships, with flags and 
streamers flying, started with all the flotilla from their anchorage near 
the shore, made graceful evolutions around the pond, till, reaching near 
the island, they cast anchor in line of battle, and opened fire on the 
Indians with their small cannon and musketry. Unfortunately, in the 
thickest of the firing, an explosion of a few pounds of powder took 
place on Admiral Barton's boat, but no one was seriously hurt. The 
Watertown Artillery posted on the high bank, near the old ' lower 

^ Amos Locke was the leader. The instruments were 3 chuiouets, 2 bassoons, 
2 French horns and 1 bass di'um. — /. B. R. 



130 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

school-house ' (that stood on a public common there sixty years ago),' 
commenced an awful cannonade on the island. As the Indians could 
not thus be dislodged, it was concluded to take the island by storm. 
One or two companies of militia were embarked on a flat-boat and 
other craft, aud eifected a landing on the island, under cover of Admi- 
ral Brooks's fleet. The Indians thus hotly pursued, took to their ca- 
noes, after seeing their wigwam burnt, and crossed over to the woods 
where the Spy Fond Hotel now stands. But here the West Cam- 
bridge ' Light Horse,' supported by infantry, met them, and a sharp 
running fight of half an hour took place, when the Indians were all 
captured, and marched up, strongly guarded, to the common by the 
Unitarian [First Parish] Church, and, after being liberally treated and 
lunched, were dismissed, with plenty of good advice." 

" A Post Office was established in West Cambridge a year or two 
after its incorporation. Its population then amounted to only about 
900. Postage was so abominably high, that but few letters were sent 
through, the mails. The ofiice of Postmaster was first offered to Col. 
Thomas Russell, and the usual commission and bond sent on from 
Washington. But the business and compensation were so trifling, he 
would not be bothered with it. In fact more letters were stuck up on 
the post on his store-counter, by aud for private persons, than sent 
through the mails. He recommended Capt. William S. Brooks, who 
was appointed, and thus became first Postmaster of the town.* Capt. 
Brooks was an ardent Federalist and a public-spirited citizen, and 
opened the first lumber yard in the place, as well as a dry goods and 
grocery stere. There were seven groceries in the town at this period, 
kept by William Locke, Tufts & Adams, Thomas Russell, Walter Rus- 
sell, William S. Brooks and Miles Gardner, besides the ' Factory Store ' 
kept by William Whittemore & Co., though more business was done 
by Colonel Russell than by all the others combined, his store having 
been established before the Revolution, and having a large country 
trade in Lexington, Bedford, Carlisle, Billerica, &c. I do not suppose 
the Postmaster's salary, now about twelve hundred dollars per annum, 
then amounted to twenty." — J. B. R., Reminiscences. 

1811. Voted that the selectmen and town clerk be directed 
to cause a printed statement of the expenses of the town to be 
made, and to furnish each family with one of the same. A copy 
of this statement is appended. 

1 The Eastern District Schoolhouse erected 1808, building sold 1838. 

2 The postmasters of the tOM'n have' been: AVilliam S. Brooks, 1812-1814; 
Amos Whittemore, 1818-1827; Henry Whittemore, 1831-1834; Isaac Shattuck, 
Jr., 1835-1839; John FoAvle, 1840-1846; Edwin R. Prescott, 1847-1862; Abel 
R. Proctor, 1862-1868 ; Frederick E. Fowle, 1869-1879. 

Belmont (before set off as a town) — John L. Alexander, 1855-1859. 
Arlington Heights— Jonas M. Bailey, 1875-1877 ; Charles L. Howard, 1878- 
1879. 



TOWN OF WEST CAMBRIDGE. 131 

STATEMENT 

Of the Expenses of the Town of West Camhridge, from 3Iay 1810, to 
May 1811. 

POOR. 
Amount of Overseers' drafts in favor of Joseph Converse and 

other persons for support of the poor . . . • . 705 71 

SCHOOLS. 

Ephraim Randall, Schoolmaster 148 50 

E. G. Bowdoin, do, 148 50 

John Barrett, do. 148 50 

John Anderson, do. 148 50 

Sundry persons for AVood . . ... . , . 98 47 692 47 

CONTINGENCIES. 
Josiah "Whitteraore, for moving and repairing the Central School 

house 57 85 

Stephen Tufts, for Carpenter -work on same .... 7 00 

Joshua Avery, do. do. . . . . 17 oG 

John Niles, do. and for Glazing same . 13 54 

Jonathan Butterfield, do. " do. . 13 87 

Josiah Mason & Son, for Lumber for same . . . . 16 40 

Tufts & Adams, for Shingles do 27 00 

Ezekiel AVhittemore, for Mason work for same ... 3 25 

Caleb Cole, for Stove Funnel do 10 92 

Daniel Adams, for work at the School houses . . . 8 50 

Noah Russell, do. do 7 00 

George Prentiss, for Lumber, work, and expense of moraig 

South School house 19 40 

Ebenezer Hall for work on School house . , , . 1 50 

"William Hill, 3d. do. do 3 50 

Abner Stearns, for repairing School house .... 333 
Thomas Russell, for Nails and Glass for School houses, and for 

Groceries and Refreshment for Carpenters when repaiiing 

School houses 17 34 

"Wyman & Day, for Axes and Spikes for School houses'. . 4 75 
George Prentiss, for Cash paid Jeduthun Wellington for land 

for School house 36 87 

George Prentiss, for expenses as an Agent at Cambridge . 4 00 

S. & J. Butterfield, for work on School houses ... 4 75 
Thomas Russell, for Sundries and Refi-eshment to Surveyors of 

highways 14 33 

John Tufts, for Refreshment to Selectmen and Committees . 4 11 
Gardner & Johnson, for Sundries and Refreshment to Surveyors 

of highways 9 63 

AA^illiam Locke & Son, do. do. do. 8 94 
Ebenezer Thompson, for Notifications and Warning town meetings 11 25 

Gershom Swan, for rent of land for Pound .... 3 00 

George Prentiss, for Notifications and Warning toM'n meeting 3 00 

Assessors making Taxes for 1810 67 50 

do. for Stationery ....... 2 50 

Jason Belknap, Gravel for highways 3 00 

Stephen Tufts, for Ringing the bell and Sweeping the meeting 

house for town meetings 2 00 

Selectmen and Town Clerk, for making statement of expenses 4 00 

Hilliard & Metcalf, for Printing do. do. 7 00 

Abijah Cutter, for making Cartridges 1 25 



132 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

Benjamin Harrington, for making Cartridges . . . 1 25 

Town Treasurer's Salary 10 00 

Town Clerk's, do 10 00 

do. for recording Births and Deaths from 1807 to 1811, as the 

law directs ... 4 56 

445 65 
MILITARY STORES, AGREEABLE TO LAW. 

E. Withington, for lOOjoounds of Powder, at 61 cents per pound 61 00 

F. C. Wyman, for 50 do. do. do. 32 50 

J. Bradley, for Camp Kettles 3 33 

J. C. Bradford, 200 Flints 1 60 

Thomas Russell, for 190 pounds of Balls, at 14 cents per pound 26 60 

do. for 3^ do. Powder at 60 do. 2 25 

127 18 
HIGHWAY. 
Samuel Hall, for making the County Boad, from William Locke's 

to Lexington line 1057 50 

For E.epaii-ing and Amending the highways .... 630 40 

1587 90 

Total, $3558 91 
The following are the sums voted for the expenses of the Town 
for the year 1810. 

Con'ingencies 2500 00 

Higl ways 500 00 

Tretiiurer's Salary 1000 

Clerk's Salary 10 00 

3020 00 
SuhmUted by 

GEORGE PRENTISS, > 
DANIEL ADAMS, V Selectmen. 
THOMAS RUSSELL, > 

Attest, THOMAS RUSSELL, T. Clerk. 
West Cambridge, May, 1811. 

In 1811 a committee was chosen to petition the legislature for 
the exclusive right and privilege of taking, preserving and dis- 
posing of shad and alewives in the river or streams running 
from Spy or Menotomy Pond (so called) in this town, to Charles- 
town line. The act thus procured was repealed in 182.3. 

In 1811 the selectmen were directed to build a powder-house 
within the limits of the town in such place as they shall jud^^e 
proper. " The powder-house, a cheap brick structure, stood on 
the left-hand bank of Spring Valley (at the south part of the 
town), near the brink of the hill where the valley empties into 
Spy Pond, so that in case of explosion the contents might be 
blown into the pond," — J. B. Russell. 



TOWN OF WEST CAMBRIDGE. 133 

"In 1811 the West Cambridge Light lufantiy was organized, and 
made their first apjiearance in September of that year, in a handsome 
uniform dress, under the command of Capt. Stephen Wheeler, with 
Joseph Adams as lieutenant, and Stephen Locke, ensign. Capt. 
David Hill having resigned, ('harles Wellington was elected captain 
of the old militia company, with his brother Henry, lieutenant, and 
Jeremiah Russell, ensign. In the same year, an exciting volunteer 
muster took place in the upper part of the town, where a fort was 
built on an immense boulder rock; about one fourth of a mile back of 
the old Baptist meeting-house, that stood empty for many years, just 
above Tufts's tavern. The fort, with its white-washed walls [and tall 
flag-staff, really made an imposing appearance from the road, and was 
filled with British troops, under the command of Major Brown, of 
Lexington. The American troops, composed of West Cambridge, 
Medford and Woburn Light Infantry companies, the Lexington Artil- 
lery, a squadron of cavalry, and several militia companies, were com- 
manded by Col. Thomas Russell. The fort had two pieces of can- 
non, a four- and a six-pounder. With the British flag flying, the 
volunteers defied the American troops. Col. Russell began the attack 
with a cannonade from the Lexington Artillery, which was stationed 
in a level field on the road, adjoining and just below the old Baptist 
meeting-house, holding his infantry in reserve in an orchard in the 
rear of Tufts's tavern, ready to storm the fort as soon as a breach 
was made by the artillery. But the fort returned a vigorous fire, and 
as things began to look desperate. Col. Russell resolved on a flank 
movement — drew off his artillery, which made a double quick march 
down the road, through Tufts's yard and orchards, soon gaining a hill 
that commanded the fort. They then opened another furious cannon- 
ade on its rear, and right flank. It being evident the British could 
not long stand this. Col. Russell ordered a general charge and storm- 
ing of the fort, from the front. This was done in really handsome 
style, the column of uniform companies all firing on their way up 
(like the British at Bunker Hill), then fixed bayonets, and were rush- 
ing in, when Major Brown struck his flag, and, like the Rebels at 
Fort Donelson, made an ' Unconditional Surrendei- ' (as U. S. Grant 
demanded in 1862) rather than have his men slaughtered." — J. B. Bus- 
sell, Reminiscences. 

1812. "The next year, the 'War of 1812' was declared. In- 
creased attention was paid to military matters. After a couple of 
years, it was feared, in 1814, the British might attack Boston, which 
caused great excitement. Thousands volunteered to work on the 
forts in the harbor. ' Exempt companies ' were formed in the neigh- 
boring towns of persons without distinction of party, exempted by 
age or otherwise from military duty. A large one was formed in 
West Cambridge, commanded by Capt. David Hill, with William S. 
Brooks as Orderly Sergeant. I forget the names of the other offi 
cers. Many members were old veterans who had fought at Concord, 

13* 



134 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

Lexington and Bunker Hill. The British, however, made no attempts 
to land, and the ' Exempts ' had no other duties to perform than a few 
trainings, with liberal treats." — J. B. R., Reminiscences} 



* The Chesapeake and Shannon. A Reminiscence, The annoiiiiceraent in 
the Boston jjapers of last week of the death of Mr. Himt, and that he was the 
pilot that took the Chesapeake out of Boston haj-bor on the day of her memo- 
rable action with the Shannon, reminds me that this day is the fifty- seventh 
anniversary of that sanguinary battle. ' There is some mistake in the statement 
about Mr. Hunt's services on that occasion. The responsible pilot who took 
the Chesapeake out, and left her six leagues below the lighthouse, was Robert 
Knox. Mr. Hunt, then twenty-two years old, may have been with him, as an 
assistant or apprentice. 

Although young at the time, living near the scene of action, I well remember 
the exciting events of that day. The action took place on a beautiful summer 
afternoon, between five and six o'clock, and was undoubtedly one of the most 
sanguinary that ever occurred between single frigates. It was really decided in 
eleven minutes, though there was some desultory firing afterwards. In that 
short space of time there were about two hundred killed and M-ounded on the 
Chesapeake and one hundred on the Shannon, or between twenty and thirty a 
minute ! The .Chesapeake, under Capt. Lawrence, lifted her anchor, near Fort 
Independence, about noon, and was gently wafted down the harbor, the Shan- 
non then in sight, but slowly drawing off, so as to get plenty of sea-room for 
manoeuvring. At five P. M. the Chesapeake fired her first gun of defiance, inti- 
mating that she Avould not be drawn out any fiu'ther. The Shannon instantly 
and proudly hauled up, the ships approached each other, and the action com- 
menced at scarcely pistol-shot distance. 

Captain Broke of the Shannon, then in the prime of life, thirty- nine years 
old, was a noble officer and a strict disciplinarian. He had invented some im- 
provement in ships' gun carriages, afterwards generally adopted in the British 
Navy, by which they were worked with great rapidity and efiiciency. His ship 
was armed with long 24-pounders and 32-pound carronades. He paid particu- 
lar attention to exercising his men with them, till the rapidity and accuracy of 
their fire was celebrated among British cruisers. As soon as he saw the Chesa- 
peake loosen her sails, he exercised his men at their cannon (without firing), for 
two or three hours, as was stated by his officers some years afterwards. As 
the Chesapeake approached, the Shannon's carronades Avere filled with grape- 
shot, bullets and langridge, with orders to fire each gun the moment it would 
bear effectively on her antagonist, and her 24s were so depressed that every shot 
told ; it was remarked that scarcely one went over, while her carronades swept 
the decks with a perfect storm of lead and iron. As the weather was calm, the 
sea smooth, and the ships hung foul of each other, the result was appalling, and 
in a few minutes the decks of the Chesapeake resembled a slaughter- pen ; nearly 
one- half her crew being killed or wounded. Captain Lawrence, three lieuten- 
ants, three midshipmen, the sailing-master and boatswain were all killed or 
mortally wounded, and in less than fifteen minutes every officer on Avhom the 
command of the ship could devolve was either killed or wounded, 

Capt, Lawrence was wounded in the leg and through the body by grapi.'-shot. 
On being carried below, while his mind was wandering, and he in gi-eat agony, 
his frequent exclamation (since become memorable) was, " Don't give up the 
ship ! " He lived four days, and was then laid out on the quarter-deck gallery 
of his ship, and shrouded with the American flag. His first lieutenant, Ludlow, 
was mortally wounded in attempting to repel the hesitating boarders of the 
Shannon, his head and face being almost hewed to pieces by their cutlasses. 
They were both buried at Halifax with the honors of war. Soon after, Capt. 
Crowninshield of Salem volunteered to bring them home at his owii expense; 
,they were entombed at Salem with great parade, a eulogy being delivered on 



TOWN OF WEST CAMBEIDGE. 135 

In 1812 the selectmen were directed to petition the General 
Court in consequence of the grievance the town suffered by the 

the occasion by Judge Storj', They were afterwards removed to New York, 
where a monument was erected to their memory, in Trinity churchyard. 

For a few minutes at the commencement of the action, the fire of the Shan- 
non was vigorously returned by the Chesapeake, though she did not fire a gun 
till fairly alongside, when she poured in a broadside that sounded like one re- 
port. But Capt. Broke, in his official account, says he soon observed that her 
men were flinching from her guns, when he seized the favorable moment to 
lead his boarders on to the decks of the Chesapeake, where he was badly 
wounded, though the resistance was feeble and unavailing. In two minutes 
the decks were cleared. His first lieutenant was killed by a gun fired from his 
own ship ; two lieutenants and several other officers of the Shannon were killed 
or wounded. 

Capt. Lawrence, then 32 years old, and but recently returned from a success- 
ful cruise in the Hornet, had taken command of the Chesapeake but a short 
time previous to the action, and Avas a stranger to his officers and crew. A 
large part of the latter Avere a drunken, riotous set, and in a state of great in- 
subordination and nearly mutinous, from not receiving some prize-money due 
them for previous captures. The officers were young and inexperienced, his 
first lieutenant (Ludlow) hardly twenty-one years old ; but such was the con- 
fidence in the professional skill and bravery of Captain Lawrence, and in the 
prowess of our little navy (which had already captured three British frigates), 
that public opinion pressed (like the " On to Richmond " which precipitated the 
defeat of Bull Run) and would not allow him to remain at anchor under any 
circumstances, while a British frigate of equal size lay insultingly off and on in 
the harbor. He went into the battle, doubtless, against his own judgment, and 
expressed a full sense of the difficulties of his position, in an interview with 
the late Rev. Dr. Lowell, the day before the action. His deportment was 
modest, but he said he should try to do his duty, notwithstanding the discour- 
aging aspect of affairs on his ship. 

The action was visible from the old fort at Hull, where the telegraph stood 
several years since, and was witnessed by hundreds on Look-out Hill, Glouces- 
ter ; also by an immense number of people in the lower harbor, in sailing boats 
and small craft, every available boat being pressed into use on the occasion ; 
the roof of the old Exchange Coffee House (7 stories high) Avas filled with peo- 
ple, Avho Avith glasses watched the course of the Chesapeake doAvn the bailor. 
Dui-ing that afternoon and night the public excitement in Boston and the neigh- 
boring toAvns Avas intense. The streets were thronged Avith people all night, 
and the air Avas full of rumors. It Avas only too certain that a sharp, desperate 
fight had taken place, and that both frigates had sailed out of the harbor, in- 
stead of coming in. The next day, to calm the public mind. Com. Bainbridge 
requested Mr. Knox, the pilot, to" publish a statement of Avhat he saAv after 
leaving the Chesapeake, but it gave no satisfaction. 

No action in the Avar of 1812 occasioned greater mortification to Americans, 
or more exultation in England. Capt. Broke Avas Avelcomed home Avith 'great 
distinction, and knighted. (He died in 1840.) The Chesapeake Avas a clumsy, 
unlucky old frigate,' built at Baltimore or Norfolk in 1798, and had ahvays been 
a source of trouble and expense to this country. From Halifax she Avas taken 
to England, broken up, and some of her timbers used in the construction of a 
grist-mill on a small stream that runs into the river MedAvay, the best use to 
which they were ever put The Shannon Avas used for a long time as an old 
hulk at a dock-yard. The British navy has noAV two fine heavy steam frigates 
named for the "above. But the old belligerents have fought their last battle, 
and the neAv frigates have no other historic interest than what arises from their 
names. J- b. r. 

(in Boston Transcript). 

Washington, D. C, June 6, 1870. 



136 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

erection of a turnpike-gate on the Middlesex Turnpike in Lex- 
ington limits. 

" lu 1813 the second inauguration of President Madison was celebra- 
ted on the 4th of March by his political friends, with considerable eclat, 
considering the hard times. Salutes were fired, the church bell rung, 
and a procession, preceded bj the West Cambridge Band, marched 
through the town, from Major Whittemore's tavern, under Capts. 
Charles Wellington and Stephen Wheeler, as Marshals, to Tufts's tav- 
ern, where they partook of a supper. Col. Russell presided, and the 
evening was spent very jsleasantly with stories, songs and toasts. Of 
the latter, I remember but one, given by Ephraim Cutter, referring to 
the Federalists on President Madison : 

' Bark at the moon, ye deadly dogs of night. 
She neither minds your howl, nor shines less bright.' " 

J. B. Russell, Reminiscences} 

1814. A committee was appointed to provide for the welfare 
and safety of the town and its inhabitants during the present 
war with Great Britain. 

In this year a meeting of the town was held for the sole pur- 
pose of considering the expediency of procuring a bathing tub 
or tubs, to be kept by the treasurer. On motion it was voted 
that there be purchased one bathing tub for the use of the in- 
habitants, to be kept by the town treasurer.^ 

1816. The matter of providing a suitable place for the 
town's poor is mentioned. Accomplished by the erection of a 
house on the estate of Josiah Whittemore, formerly the property 
of Joseph Carnes, then deceased, in 1817-18. An appropria- 



1 Mr. Russell, in a later communication, enumerates the military of West 
Cambridge at this period thus : (1) The minute-men at the time of the Embargo 
Scare in 1808 ; (2) The old standing militia ; (3) The cavalry ; (4) The light 
infantrj-, inaugurated Sept. 1811 ; (5) The exempts, 1814, during the war scare 
and feared invasion of Boston. 

2 '_' The town-meeting for a Bathing Tub looks like a joke, but I think I can 
explain it. For several years, say from 1807 to 1817, the spotted fever raged as a 
fatal epidemic in the country towns in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, ex- 
citing as much alarm and panic as the cholera in later years. Among other 
remedies tried, one was to set the patient over a tub of hot water, cover him with 
blankets, and sweat him half to death. I don't remember a case in West Cam- 
bridge, biit it was in Bedford, and other towns near. While I was at Westford 
Academy, in 1815, a young daughter of the house where I boarded was taken at 
nine P.M., and died at two the next morning. Much alarm existed in 'West 
Cambridge, and as a prudeiUial measure, I presume they ordered the steaming 
apparatus, and for want of a better name probably the town clerk recorded it as 
a Bathing Tub,"— J^. B. Russell. 



TOWN OF WEST CAMBEIDGE. 



137 



tion for purchasing books for the almshouse was made by the 
town in 1847. The " old almshouse " buildings and land were 
sold at auction by the town in 1853. 

In 1816 the selectmen were authorized to procure fire ladders, 
fireward staffs, firehooks, and such other fire implements as they 
judged necessary, to be kept in different parts of the town. 

WEST CAMBRIDGE. 

Statement of Expenses from May 1815 to May 1816. 



Amount of Overseers' drafts in favor of sundry persons for 
support of the Poor, as appears by their books 



$785 97 



Frost and Kent. Schoolmasters 
Jason Reed, Schoolmaster 
John Emerson, do. 
S. Campbell, do. 
Sundi'y persons for wood 



150 00 
148 50 
148 50 
150 00 
78 96 



675 96 



IIIGnWAYS. 



Repairing the highways, when all worked out, say 
To Jeremiah Russell, Surveyor of highways, for work and ma- 
terials, and for discharging non-resident taxes . 
Daniel Burbeck, Surveyor, for work on highways 
William Locke & Son, for refreshments to Surveyor of highways 

Estate of the late Samuel Hill, for do 

Tufts & Adams, for do ... 

Amos "Whittemore, Jun., for do 

Jason Belknap, gravel for roads 



CONTINGENCIES. 
To the Selectmen, for discharging this town's proportion of the 

expense of building a new bridge, between Cambridge and 

Brighton, conformable to a vote of the town 
To Alobot Allen, for 73 days in the service of the United States, 

by his substitute 

John Prentiss, 3 months do. do 

Ephraim Cutter, Jun., do. do. (agreeably to a vote of the town) 
T. Russell, for cash he paid for making cartridges for militia (as 

the law directs) ; for repaii-ing school-house; for a Register 

book, and stationery 

Assessors, for services assessing taxes, and for stationery for 1815 
Miles Gardner, for repairing school- house .... 
George Prentiss, his commission for collecting taxes for 1815 

(due to him in July next) 

James Perry, for perambulating, and for repairs on school-house 
George Prentiss, for procuring notifications and for warning town 

meetings 



500 00 

35 75 

13 38 

14 57 
7 22 

13 85 

7 83 

4 75 



597 35 



327 37 



16 


33 


21 


00 


21 


00 


10 70 


52 


93 


3 


04 


39 


28 


4 


32 



12 00 



138 HISTORY OF AELINGTON. 

Amos Frost, for work clearing out the river .... 2 25 
Wymaii & Day, for repairing town plough and school-house door 

lock 1 50 

Alfred Locke, for refreshments to Selectmen, Committees, and 

Schoolmasters 4 00 

Gershom Swan, for use of land, for pound .... 3 00 

Benjamin Harrington, for ringing the bell for town meetings 2 00 

William Cutter, 2d, for transporting baggage to South Boston 2 00 

Selectmen and Town Clerk, for making out this statement . 3 00 

Hilliard & Metcalf, for printing this statement . . . 5 00 

Treasurer's services 10 00 

Clerk's do 10 00 

Contingencies .... 650 72 

Poor 785 97 

Schools 675 96 

Highways 697 35 

$2710 00 

Eeceived for the privilege of the fishery for 1816 . . . . 5100 

The following sums were voted for the expenses of the toivn for 1815. 

Contingent expenses $2500 00 

Repairing the highways 500 00 

Treasurer's services 10 00 

Clerk's do 10 00 

3020 00 

Submitted by THOMAS RUSSELL, ) 

JAISIES PERRY, \ Selectmen. 

WALTER RUSSELL, S 

Attest, Thomas Russell, Toton Clerk. 
West Cambridge, May, 1816. 




Centre of West Cambridge in 1817. 

The accompanying view of "West Cambridge, in 1817, shows the 
First Parish meeting-house of that date. The mansion of Hon. William 
Whittemore in the foreground, now occupied by Nathan Bobbins, Esq. 



TOAVN OF WEST CAMBRIDGE. 139 

The house of Dea. Epliraitn Cutter and Col. Thomas Eussell's store 
to the right, both of which are still standing. In the distance, beyond 
Dea. Cutter's, is seen John Frost's blacksmith shoi?. To the left, in 
the distance beyond the burying-ground, is seen one of the buildings of 
the card factory. The building on the corner on the left of the pic- 
ture was Gershom Swan's chair factory. 

1820. In the first town book is a scattered record of births, 
marriages and deaths, which in part is embraced in the Genea- 
logical Register, based on tlic parochial records, and placed at 
the end of this volume. 

In 1820 tlie town authorized the purchase of a fire-engine.' 

1821. By act of the legislature, Feb. 14, 1821, the provi- 
sions of an act passed Feb. 16, 1789, to prevent the destruction 
of the fish called shad and alewives in Mystic River, within the 
towns of Cambridge, Cliarlestown and Medford, were extended 
to the town of West Cambridge. By this act committees were 
chosen annually for the preservation of fish in the town. 

1822. Persons additional to the selectmen were chosen on 
the school committee. 

A committee was authorized by the town to select land and 
build a new School-house in the Northwest District, and make 
sale of the former School-house, in 1822. 

1824. The town provided for the inoculation of the inhabi- 
tants with the cow-pox. Gen. Lafayette was in West Cam- 
bridge in 1824, on tlie occn-^ion of his visit to his old comrade 
in arms Gov. Brooks, at ^ledford (see Hist. Medford, 140-42), 
and also on his visit to the town of Lexington (see Hist. Lex- 
ington, 28G-88).' 

1 Previous to this period there was a small hand fire- engine, called the 
Friendship, kept in a small house erected for it a rod or two west of the house of 
the late George C. Russell. It was manned by a company of young men, mostly 
employes of the AVhitteraore Card Factory. They had meetings on the first 
Tuesday in every month, except in winter, about an hour before sunset, when 
they would race with the machine about the Common, and exercise its pow'er 
in vain attempts to play over the vane of the meeting-house. Its members were 
thus excused from military duty. 

In 1816 a small dwelling occupied by Mr. Parkei', a shoemaker, just below 
Tufts' s tavern, was burnt. This occasioned the town to procure tire implements, 
hooks, ladders, &c., some of which were kept in the cellar of Mr. Fiske's church, 
—J. B. Russell. 

- Kossuth received honors from the citizens of West Cambridge during his 
visit to Lexington in 1852. — See Hist. Lexington, 299, 300. 



140 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

1827. The town voted that the general School Committee 
be composed of three persons. The Prudential Committee to 
be of four, one each for the Northwest, Centre, Southeast and 
Soutliwest wards. The appropriation for schools, in 1827, was 
$600; $110 for a master's school and $40 for a mistress's 
school in each ward,' 

1829. A set of Hayscales was procured for the use of the 
town, and erected on the south side of the common, near the 
wall of the Burying Ground. 

1830, The town possessed two fire engines, located near 
the centre, 

^ Besides the selectmen the followmg citizens were members of the school 
committee of West Cambridge before this period: John Perry, 1822; Timothy 
Wellington, 1822 ; Charles Wellington, 1822, 1824, 1825 ; Miles Gardner, 1822, 
1824, 1825; Samuel F. Wyman, 1822; Jonathan M. Dexter, 1823; Joshua 
Avery, 1823-1826; Ephraim Cutter, 1823; James Hill, 1823, 1826; Isaac 
Locke, 1823; Benjamin Locke, 1823; Amos Whittemore, Jr., 1823; William 
Adams, 1823; Jeremiah Kussell, 1823; James Perry, 1824; Nathaniel Hill, 
1824, 1826; William Prentiss, 1824; AVilliam Cotting, 1824-1826; Eliakim 
Nason, 1824-1826; Jonas Peircc, Jr., 1825, 1826; Joseph Locke, 1825, 1826; 
Jonathan Frost, 2d, 1825 ; Amos Hill, 1826; William Hill, 1826. 

The prudential school committee have been: Jonas Peirce, Jr., 1827,1832; 
Thomas Russell, Esq., 1827; Joseph Whittemore, 1S27, 1836; James Perry, 
1827: Kimball Farmer, 1828; Thomas Thorp, 1828; Isaac Shattuek, 1828; 
Isaac Locke, 1828-1830, 1832; William Locke, 2d, 1829, 1841 ; William Cot- 
ting, 1829-1831; Samuel Butterfield, 1829, 1831; Abner Peirce, 1S30, 1838; 
John Fowle, 1830, 1832, 1833; Abe] Locke, 1831, 1833, 1837; James Brown, 
1831 ; Joshua Averv, 1832 ; Jesse Bucknam, 1833, 1834-1836 ; William Hill, 2d, 
1833, 1851, Jr. 1852; Elijah Cutter, 1834; Seth Frost, 1834: Philip Whitte- 
more, 1834, 1835; Bowen RusslII, 18:i5, 1858; Emerson Parks, 1835, 1836 ; 
John Jarvis, 1835; William Dickson, 1836; Levi Ingalls, 1837; Henry Whit- 
temore, 1837 ; Eleazer Homer, 1837, Jr. 1838 ; Washington J. Lane, 1837, 
1846, 1847; Abijah Frost, 1838, 1842, 1849-1852, 1P54, 1857; George C. Rus- 
sell, 1838 ; Timothy Eaton, 1839 ; Isaiah Jenkins, 1839, 1840 ; George Prentiss, 
1839; Chester Sanderson, 1840; Joseph Hill, 1840, 1842, 1849, 1854; Abbot 
Allen, 1840 ; Josiah H. Russell, 1841, 1848, 1854, 1855 ; Adonijah Barnes, 1841 ; 
Ebenezer Ilovev, 1842; Stephen Symmes, 1842, 1843; Uavid Clark, 1843, 1844, 
1856; Joel F. Hanson, 1843, 1846. 1850; William L. Clark, 1843, 1850, 1852; 
Thaddeus Frost, 1844, 1845; Abner P. Wyman, 1844; Joseph Wvman, 1844; 
Daniel Clark, 1845, 1846; Abel Peirce, 1845, 1846, 1849; Samuel C. Bucknam, 
1845, 1849; James S.Russell, 1847; Henry Frost, 1S47, 1853, 1855; Matthew 
Griswold, 1847 ; Gershom Cutter, 1848 ; Warren Frost, 1848 ; Stephen Symmes, 
Jr., 1848; George Stearns, 1850; Jacob Hutchinson, 1850 ; Abner Gardner, 
1850, 1854 ; Thomas J. Russell, 1851 ; John Peabody, 1851, 1859 ; Samuel But- 
terfield, 1852; Walter Fletcher, 1853, 1855; James M. Chase, 1853; Henry 
Mott, 1853; Warren Rawson, 1855; Moses Proctor, 1856, 1860; James Pea- 
bodv, 1856 ; Joseph S. Spear, 1856, 1857 ; David Puffer, 1857 ; George B. Rich- 
ardson, 1857 ; William T. AVood, 1858 ; George Henry Hill, 1858 ; John S. 
Crosby, 1858 ; John D. Freeman, 1859, 1860 ; Ralph W. Shattuek, 1859 ; Josiah 
Crosby, 1860. The town voted not to choose the prudential school committee 
in 1861. 



TOWN OF WEST CAMBRIDGE. 



141 



1831. The town opposed the placing of certain horse-sheds 
on the Common, by the burying-place. — See page 117 previous. 

1832. The Pound was located on the town land near the 
school-house in the Southeast District. The teachers of schools 
in town, in 1831 and '32, were Samuel L. Gould, Samuel Adams, 
Miles T. Gardner, James Nason, John W. Huntington, Priscilla 
Hagar, Rebecca Whittemore, Eliza A. Carlisle, Mary A. Locke, 
and Lucy A. Teel. 

1833. The town allowed $500 for procuring fire-engines; 
1250 to the South District, and $250 to the Middle and Lower 
Districts. The old engine was considered as belonging to the 
Middle and Lower Districts. 

1834. Side-ivalks first mentioned on the town records. 

1835. Legacy of $100 left by Dr. Ebenezer Learned, of 
Hopkinton, N. H., accepted. This was for the purpose of 
establishing a Juvenile Library for the free use of the children 
of the public schools of the town.' 

1836. The town voted 
tliat the selectmen be in- 
structed to erect a suitable 
monument over the graves 
of the late William and 
Mary Cutter, the sum not 
to exceed fifty dollars, in 
addition to the sum appro- 
priated for that purpose by 
the executor of the will of 
Mrs. Mary Cutter. The 
accompanying cut is a pic- 
ture of the monument in 
the Old Burying Ground. 




• The report of the standing committee of the "West Cambridge Juvenile 
Library, for 1863, contains the following particulars regarding its history: — 
In the year 1835, Dr. Ebenezer Learned made a bequest of $100, for the pur- 
pose of establishing a Juvenile Library for the free use of the children of the 
public schools of West Cambridge. The library thus established was increased 
by donations from the friends of the West Cambridge Sewing Circle, and from 

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X42 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

From their propert]^ arose the " William Cutter School Fund," and 
the " Poor Widows' Fund." In 1842, the net income of this school 
fund was three hundred dollars, expended as follows : 

South School ...... $75.00 

Union School ...... 138.00 

Northwest School ..... 87.00 

$300.00 

The William Cutter Fund, as originally constituted by the donor, was 
five thousand nineteen dollars, to which was added, in consequence of 
the annexation of a part of Charlestown to West Cambridge, in 1842, 
four hundred and sixty-five dollars. The income of the " Poor 
Widows' Fund" in 1842 gave three widows four dollars each: total, 
twelve dollars, annual income. The Poor Widows' Fund, amounting 
to two hundred dollars, was the donation of the widow Mary Cutter. 

The School Committee Report for 1866-67 contains the following: 
" Perhaps full justice has scarcely been done to the donor of this 
noble gift to the schools of the town. His will bears date March 17, 
1823, and it gives his whole estate, $5,000 — as it proved to be — after 
the death of his wife, as a trust fund for the benefit of the schools. 
The town was then poor, and from the date of his will, it may well be 
inferred that at the annual meeting he had been struck with the small- 
ness of the sum voted for schools, and found it in his heart to increase 
it in the future from his own means. It is the gift of an humble, 
childless man, whose motive could not be other than unselfish." 

1837. The town voted that the parish bell be rung at twelve 
o'clock, noon, and nine in the evening. An appropriation is 
made for the increase of the Juvenile Library in the town. In 
1837 there were 500 pairs of boots and 31,000 pairs of shoes 
made in the town ; two mills were employed in pulverizing drugs, 
medicines and dye stuffs; there were one dying and calico- 
printing establishment, one saw-factory, one woolcard-manufac- 
tory, a turning and sawing-mill, and chair and cabinet manufac- 
ture. — Barber. 

1838. A new school district is made, and the sale of land 
and school-house in the Northwest District, and of the houses in 



liberal citizens of the town. In 1837, the town passed a vote that $30 annually 
be appropriated for the Juvenile Library, on condition that each family shall 
have the privilege of taking out books free. One hundred dollars were left for 
the same object by Dr. Wellington, which is invested as a permanent fund, the 
interest only being used each year. In 1860, the town liberally increased their 
appropriation to $100 annually for the purchase of books, on the same condi- 
tion as before, that each family in town should have the right to use the library. 
The number of volumes in 1863 was about 1800. It was established as the 
Arlington Public Library in 1872. 



TOWN OF WEST CAMBRIDGE. 143 

the Centre and Southeast Districts, is accomplished, and new 
school-houses erected. 

1839. This year guide-posts are mentioned, and wells in the 
public highways. 

184.). The town voted to allow the members of the Friend- 
ship Engine, their poll-tax from the year 1828. 

1841. The Parish Hall is used for town meetings at this 
period. The selectmen are a committee, in 1841, to sell or 
otherwise dispose of the Old Centre School-house, the Engine 
House and the Engine Friendship. 

1842. A school-house is built on land purchased for the pur- 
pose in the South District, and the land where the former 
school-house stood, and the former house, are sold. The town 
voted to dispose of the school-house near Miles Gardner's. 

1 843. The town voted not to appropriate the Lower Com- 
mon for a Burial Ground. The town purchased the lot on Med- 
ford Street, where the present cemetery now is, for a new Bury- 
ing Ground.' 

District School Libraries are mentioned in the town records 
this year. 

1845. The Lexington and West Cambridge Railroad Com- 
pany was incorporated March 24, 1845. 

The early History of the Lexington and West Cambridge Rail 
Road, before the organization under its charter, has been prepared from 
the papers in possession of Wm. Wilkins Warren of Boston, a native 
of West Cambridge, who, then residing in this town, took an active 
part in the proceedings of its citizens in that Road. To them belono-s 
the credit of originating the measures which led to the realization of 
the enterprise. 

* The committee for the purpose of laying out the new Burying Ground, 
were Thomas Thorp, Daniel Cady, Josiah H. Russell, Isaiah Jenkins, Edward 
Smith and Moses Proctor. A good and substantial stone wall around the Old 
and New Cemeteries was erected, with suitable gates, in 1843. Trees were set 
out in Old Cemetery in 1845. The New Cemetery was known by the name of 
Mount Pleasant Cemetery in 1846. The hearse- house was located at the lower 
end of the main avenue in the latter cemetery in 1847. 

John B- Hartvvell was chosen sexton by the town in 1848 (chosen sexton by 
the First Parish in 1841), and has continued in office with his son John H. 
Hartwell to the present time. A receiving tomb was built in the new ceme- 
tery in 1855. The cemetery was enlarged in 1871-72, by the purchase of a laro^e 
lot of land extending to the Mystic Kiver, some of which is at present laid out 
for cemetery purposes. 



144 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

The success of branch railroads in the vicinity of Boston and their 
benefit to towns, caused the subject of this one to be agitated among 
a few of the leading and influential citizens of this town early in 
1844, especially from the fact, that it required only a mile and a half 
of road to be built from a point on the Charlestown branch R. R. in 
Cambridge, to a terminus in West Cambridge, opposite the hoi el ou 
Main Street, without crossing it, or cieating any considerable 
amount of land damages. The stock was likely to be readily taken 
up in the town, as its whole cost would be very moderate, most of the 
route being a very level one. 

The first public meeting held was in response to a printed hand bill, 
signed "^ Citizen,^' and dated Sept. 16, 1844, of which the following 
is a copy. " West Camhridge Branch Rail Road. — The citizens of 
West Cambridge, one and all, are invited to meet at the Parish Hall 
in said town on Monday evening next, Sept. 23, at 7 o'clock, to con- 
sider the expediency of adopting measures for a branch rail road, 
either from the Fresh Pond or Fitchburg Rail Roads, to the centre of 
the town. A general attendance is expected, as it is deemed by many 
a subject of vast importance to the Town." 

Pursuant to this notice a large number attended the meeting, at 
which Col. Thomas Russell presided and Wm. W. Warren was chosen 
secretary. The Hon. James Russell, Doctor Wellington, John 
Schouler, and several others, advocated the building of the road, to 
terminate near the Unitarian Church, with a view ultimately of 
having it extended to the upper part of the town, and thence to 
Lexington. A resolution in its favor was adopted, and a committee 
of seven was appointed to get information, examine the routes, and re- 
port at a future meeting. 

The secretary of this committee, Mr. Warren, in a printed circidar, 
called a meeting Oct. 12, to hear the report, and adopt measures 
necessary to the immediate construction of the road. At the meeting, 
Oct. 14, 1844, Hon. James Russell, who was chosen chairman, read a 
full report of the Committee, which reported two routes, one east of 
the Pond, and one crossing the island in Spy Pond, and recommended 
a survey and estimates by committees, and a subscription to defray the 
expenses. The report was accepted, and Messrs. Russell, Wellington 
and Schouler were chosen on survey, and George C. Russell and 
Henry Whittemore on estimates. 

The reports of these committees were made at a meeting held 
Jan. 13, 1845. The Committee on Survey had employed Messrs. 
Felton and Parker, engineers, to survey, make profiles and give esti- 
mates, for which service seventy dollars were paid them. They had 
consulted the President and Directors of the Charlestown and Fresh 
Pond roads, who took the matter under favorable advisement as to the 
proposed connection with their road, and were to have given their re- 
ply. The Committee had long waited for it, when it was ascertained 
that some prominent citizens of Lexington had urged the officers of 
that road not to commit themselves to the citizens of West Cambridge 



TOWN OF WEST CAMBRIDGE. 145 

until it should be determined whether or not they should petition the 
Legislature for a road over the one surveyed to West Cambridge, to 
extend to Lexington. Such a project had ah-eady been determined 
upon, and in view of these circumstances, the committee asked to be 
discharged from the subject matter, which was done. A petition for 
the West Cambridge Branch Road, signed by Timothy Wellington 
and others, was presented to the Legislature, and an order of notice 
was passed January 17, 1845. 

At a hearing of both petitions from the citizens of the respective 
towns, in March following, before the committee of the Legislature, 
Hon. G. Washington Warren appearing for the Lexington petition, 
and W. W. Warren for that of West Cambridge, it was agreed by a 
compromise, that the two enterprises should be merged in one, and an 
act of incorporation was prepared and presented in the same month, 
which, in the House Document No. 48, was passed under the title of 
" the Lexington and West Cambridge Branch Rail Road." 

Under the Act the first meeting of the new corporation took 
place at Cutler's tavern in Lexington, April 14, 1845. Larkia Tur- 
ner was chosen President, and W. W. Warren, Secretary. The act 
of incorporation was accepted, and a committee of nine was chosen 
to cause books of subscription to be opened, first of May, 1845, to 
the capital stock, not to exceed $200,000. This committee consisted 
of Benjamin Muzzey and Samuel Chandler, of Lexington; Doctor T. 
Wellington and John Schouler, of West Cambridge; John Wesson 
and John W. Mulliken, of Charlestown; Edward Munroe and Otis 
Dana, of Boston; and J. W. Simonds, of Bedford. The meeting 
then adjourned to meet in Parish Hall at West Cambridge, April 21, to 
confer with its citizens. 

This conference meeting was largely attended, and indicated a mu- 
tual interest and good feeling of the citizens of both towns. Benja- 
min Muzzey, who presided (Mr. Warren acting as secretary), stated 
that no business was contemplated at this meeting, but only an inter- 
change of views desired. Estimates were discussed, and harmony 
prevailed in the discussion, indicating a prompt action and successful 
commencement of the road, which by the compromise act was to be 
finished and running from West Cambridge within one year from date 
of the act, or its charter be void. The adjournment of this meeting 
was the finality of the series preceding the organization of the road 
under its charter. 

1846. The town disposed of the stone house and wall 
standing on the training-field, at public auction. A committee 
of eleven was appointed this year to name the several streets 
and avenues in the town. A survey of the several streets in 
town was made in 1852. 

1847. Isaac Hill, the well-known politician and governor of 
New Hampshire, published a sketch of West Cambridge in the 

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14G HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

£^armer^s MuntJihj Visitor for April 30, 1847, in which he pre- 
sents many interesting facts regarding the town, on whose bor- 
der his birth occurred, April 6, 1788.' 

A kinsman of his, John Hill, had at this time 20,000 tons of ice 
for sale at No. 103 Faneuil Hall Market, Boston. Mr. Hill was a 
distinguished ice-cutter, and in 1844, when Boston Harbor was frozen 
over, he superintended the cutting of a channel through the ice, seven 
miles in length, down the harbor, to the open unfrozen roadstead, for 
the passage of one of the Cunard steamers. In this undertaking he 
accidentally fell, while bounding from one cake of ice to another, in- 
juring a thew of his leg, and for months was unable to pursue a busi- 
ness then of no little importance to hundreds of farmers within conven- 
ient reach of the principal mart of New England. In connection with 
his father and brothers, John Hill also carried on a market garden and 
fruit-farm in West Cambridge, on a portion of the laud which had 
been in the {possession of the Hill family for two hundred years. 
David Hill, the father of John, and .James IJill, of the same neighbor- 
hood, cousin of David, perhaps found no equal in the market in pro- 
ducing the first and earliest green peas and potatoes, the earliest and 
largest tomatoes, the most luscious peaches, and other vegetables and 
fruits. 

Astonishing to the editor, Isaac Hill, it was to see all these things 
growing on land which in his boyhood was a poor, coarse sand and 
gravel soil, along the shore of Spy Pond, scarcely producing anything 
of the vegetable kind. In his early youth there was sufficient good 
land in the old parish of Menotomy for all the purposes of the occu- 
pying farmers with their families ; but since that time the families had 
multiplied to a second and third generation, and had brought the 
larger portion of the sandy sterile plains, as well as the rocky hard 
ridges around them, to the highest point of {production. 

These redeemed garden fields lie all around the two beautiful Spy 
Ponds. But if the lands about the ponds have been thus greatly im- 
proved, who could have anticipated that the water surface of the 
ponds would be made more valuable than even the best lands near! 
Capacious ice-houses had already been constructed, sufficient to supply 
a stock for a year in advance, should a year happen in which no ice 
was formed. 

The Boston ice business was first commenced with Fresh Pond, and, 
about 1835, numerous teams were employed to transport the ice four 
to six miles to the city and to the wharves on Charles River. Thi 



^ Five celebrated journalists were born within or near the limits of the district 
now embraced in the town of Arlington : Isaac Hill, of the Neto Hampshire 
Patriot; A. S. Willington, or Wellington, of the Charleston (S. C.) Courier; 
Isaac Munroe, of the Baltimore Patriot; E. S. Thomas, of the Cincinnati Post; 
and John B. Russell, of the New England Farmer. See Genealogies. 



TOWN OF WEST CAMBRIDGE. 147 

Railroad, a railway to Fresh Pond for the cheaper and quicker trans- 
portation of ice. Out of this Fresh Pond Railway grew the Fitch- 
burg Railroad, whose extensions, in 1847, were in one direction to 
Greenfield, and another over the Cheshire Hills, with the view of 
reaching Burlington, Vt. 

Branching off by the shores of Spy Pond, another track of the 
railroad was extended through the village of AVest Cambridge, 
through a gorge in the ridge of hills, to the centre of Lexington. 
By this branch of the Fitchburg Railroad, the ice of Spy Pond was 
brought as near the wharves of Boston, in point of expense, as if it 
vs^ere cut from a pond on Boston Common. Gov. Hill says — 

" Just before the cars commenced running, we visited our friend at 
West Cambridge, w^hose house was erected on land which came to 
him as a descendant from the Adams family of that place.' The new- 
depot at West Cambridge usurps the place of some of the venerable 
elms that stood before the door of the ancient Adams mansion. The 
course of the railroad on its w'ay to Lexington had rendered it neces- 
sary to cut off the westerly end of the old mansion-house itself. At 
the time of the first spilling of blood in the revolution at Lexington, 
some object of annoyance was presented by this house to the passing 
British army, causing it to be riddled with bullets. Upon that part of 
the house which remains, the bullet-holes through the outside clap- 
boards may yet be seen. The house was built of wood, bricked up 
between the inside and outside finishing. In that part of it, torn 
down last year, there were taken out, lodged in the bricks, many mus- 
ket-bullets discharged in the sharp conflict that took place there with 
the British when retreating back frpm Concord towards Boston." 

This house was erected two hundred years ago, by the first Adams 
who settled in this place. He was a skilful millwright, and possibly 
assisted in the building of the first mills erected on the stream run- 
ning from Lexington through the gorge already mentioned. 

'• The wooden mansion, two hundred years old, was to us a curios- 
ity: reflecting that our own ancestors erected it, and that succeeding 
generations of them were born and lived here, we hope that the re- 
maining part will be suffered to stand at least as long as we shall live.* 
The house has outlived many occupants. It was the best style of 
building of two centuries ago. It had its fancy w^ork coving directly 
below the roofing — its front-door capping was an imitation of the gin- 
ger-bread Corinthian style. Some sticks of that part of the frame 
taken down were lying about ; these sticks were marked with numeral 



1 James Russell, Esq., perhaps, whose mother was Rebecca Adams, daughter 
of Capt. William Adams, who occupied the old Adams mansion house at the 
time of the Revolution, and whose ancestors had occupied it previously, even 
in the former century, as shown in other parts of this work. The house of 
James Russell, Esq., stood very near the old Adams house, and is stiU a familiar 
object to every citizen of Arlington. 

2__Governor Hill died at Washington, D. C, March 22, 1851. 



148 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

figures, indicating the proper point of entrance for each joist or beam 
to the place which should make all parts of the frame come to be 
properly adjusted. The old house stood at least one hundred and 
thirty years before it came to be shot at by the armies of the mother 
country, which, having planted the colony of pilgrims in this wilder- 
ness by oppression, claimed the right to enslave their posterity ; and 
the same old mansion, after such a riddling, has stood seventy-one 
years longer (from 1775 to 1846), to be mutilated for the benefit of a 
business which has been created by the application of steam, and 
never dreamed of by at least half a dozen generations who were born 
and lived under its roof." 

The generations succeeding each other on this spot were agricultural 
men, all of whom from the first have been taiuiht to labor with their 
own hands. Hosts of men and women, with their descendants, have 
gone forth from those who first settled West Cambridge, and have 
carried their habits of industry and thrift elsewhere. All the States 
of New England and other States of the Union have received repre- 
sentatives from this people. But a fact exists in relation to those who 
remain, which is remarkable — much of the land continues in the owner- 
ship of the same families and names as the original occupants. The son 
has succeeded the father in the same calling. " They have never been a 
people to be carried away by any enthusiastic wildness or uncommon 
revival of religion ; yet their present condition is one of that moral 
excellence which is rarely exceeded in the imperfections of human 
nature. These people, from their position, have always labored more 
hours than the people farther in the country, Avho would not think of 
rising at two o'clock in the morning to supply milk, vegetables, meal 
or meat for the daily food of the people of a city half a dozen miles 
distant. If there has been any fault in former years, it was that the 
education of hard work in early youth left too little time for the im- 
provement in the more scholastic accomplishments and familiarity with 
the fashionable literature of the day. The wealth of this farmer 
community is now such that salaried instructors of both sexes are en- 
gaged the year round to teach the rising generations of all classes and 
conditions gratuitously in whatever may be useful to qualify them in 
the pursuits of life. The genteel high living of the wealthy in the 
cities is certainly not more desirable than that of these sons and daugh- 
ters, who have all the means for human enjoyment that humanity 
ought to crave." 

In this length of time family names have become so interwoven by 
marriage, that the permanent inhabitants of the place are nearly all 
of blood relation, in a nearer or more remote line of consanguinity. 
What has been remarkable also in some of these families, is their 
great longevity. " Of the West Cambridge long-lived races, we think 
something has been due as well to their uniform living, as to the more 
healthy occupation of working farmers, which all the generations for 
the two centuries have pursued. We believe the agricultural calling 
to be that which the God of nature designed for man ; and in the pur- 



TOWN OF WEST CAMBRIDGE. 149 

suit of this calling is he destined to live longest and to enjoy most in 
this world, where, at the best, 

' Life as a dream, and tune aa a stream, 

Fly swiftly away, — 
And the fugitive moment refuses to stay — 

And eternity's here ! ' " 
The foregoing extracts and much more were designed as a prelimi- 
nary to the introduction of a remarkable letter written by a kinsman of 
Gov. Hill, at the age of 102 years. "This aged centenarian, with his 
father, was not of those steady, stationary planets which have held on 
to the parent spot for two hundred years : they were planets filling 
other vacant spots in the world's wide spaceway. More than seventy 
years ago, near the time of the opening settlement of what is now con- 
sidered one of the older interior towns of Massachusetts, John Adams 
had become one of the fathers and selectmen of the town. We have 
received, in answer to a letter which we wrote, an autograph letter 
from the man of one hundred and two years. With slight corrections 
of spelling, capitals, and a more considerable addition of stops, we 
present the letter, word for word, as follows : — " 

John Adams to Isaac Hill. 

Ashhurnham, Feb. 1847. 
Honored Sir, — With gratitude I hereby acknowledge the re- 
ceipt of the kind letter that you was pleased to send to me. To receive 
a letter from any of my distant relatives and friends is a consolation 
and comfort to me in my old age ; but, dear sir, I did never expect to 
receive one from your hand, well knowing that Divine Providence and 
the good will of your fellow-men had chosen you to act in a sphere 
far above common men like myself, and that the offices which you had 
sustained must be enough to engage the time and talents of the best 
of men. But, sir, your letter is by so much the more in my esteem, 
and I should rejoice if it was in my power to make some amends more 
than a sincere wish that you may ever feel the happiness of a good 
Shepherd. In your letter you manifested a desire that I should write 
something of by-gone days or old times. I wish I could do it so 
that it would be worth your reading ; but you must make allowance 
for old age and infirmities — for I hardly know where to begin, unless 
I begin with my honored father [Thomas Adams]. He was the son 
of Joseph Adams: he was born in what is now West Cambridge 
[in the year 1713], on the Adams place, which has been owned and 
improved by one of that name a little over two hundred years. After 
my father became of age he went to Worcester, bought a place, returned 
to West Cambridge, married a person by the name of Frost, and with 
his wife went on to his place in Worcester ; but within two years his 
wife and an infant were taken sick and died and were both buried in one 
coffin. Some time after, my father married for second wife, Lydia, 
the daughter of Mr. John Chadwick, a citizen and freeholder in Worces- 
ter. By this woman he had two children, the eldest a daughter — she in 



150 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

time became your grandmother : the other a son — that was myself. No 
other child did my mother have. 

When I was in my fourth year, my father's family were all taken 
sick, except myself, with a fever ; all recovered except my mother : but, 
alas ! she died ; and ! how to this moment my heart aches for little 
children deprived of their kind, careful and prudent mother. My 
father, again a widower, remained so in Worcester four years ; then 
having an opportunity, sold his place to Dr. John Green, and bought a 
tavern stand in West Cambridge, near the old meeting-house, and with 
his children moved to his native place. Soon after he married, for a 
third wife, the widow Elizabeth Bowman. She had three children by 
her first husband, and owned a black wench and a little brat.^ By this 
woman my father had three children, and with my sister and myself 
mixed up with them made a large family, and a tavern continually filled 
with company of all grades — a poor place to bring up children, I guess 
you will say. But here was I — brought up or rather dragged up in my 
woolen shirt and leather breeches, and a like uniform. My father gave 
me what learning time and circumstances would admit, aiming at no- 
thing more than that I might be able to do common business. He had 
no man's help but mine, and it kept me in constant employ. 

He had at this time a place [fifty years ago it was usual to call a 
common farm a place] in Lexington, belonging to my mother-in-law, 
which he carried on and had the profits. — At this place I often went 
to work. The house was rented to a mechanic, wheie I used to board. 
When I was in my nineteenth year I was sent there in the spring to 
work. The woman of the house had been confined, and her nurse was 
Btill with her. The nurse was young, and so was I, and in the course 
of the week which I was to work there, often speaking to each other, 
we had formed a sort of acquaintance. When my week was out, not 
having said all I wished to, 1 asked the privilege of paying her a visit 
at her father's, and not being denied I was careful to pay it, which 
only made another to be desirable ; and being well treated by all the 
family, my visits were made as opportunity offered through spring, 
summer and fall ; and, to be short, until I was my own man [one and 
twenty — two full years ; and this was two or three years before the 
final Consummation !] By this time there was a mutual desire that we 
might spend our lives together ; but how could it be done ? I was poor 
— my partner was not rich ; and to think of going to live together in 



* Gov. Hill says the possession of this accession of blacks was regarded in 
the light of an annoyance. It was common in those times for the more wealthy 
inhabitants to own slaves. They were tenderly treated and well cared for, but 
the boys suffered with cold in winter when exposed to out- door work, and were 
lazy and faithless in summer. Thomas Adams, the father, with the younger 
children of the third wife, about the time of the beginning of the American 
Bevolution, prepared to remove to his Cambridge farm at Ashburnham. As late 
as 1794, Mrs. Blanchard, his daughter, kept tavern in a house formerly his, in 
West Cambridge, on the old road to the colleges. The father of Gov. Hill re- 
moved in 1798 to Ashburnham, and the remainder of the article in the Farmer's 
Monthly Visitor is devoted to that place. 



TOWN OF AVEST CAMBRIDGE. 151 

such circumstances was not prudent. "We concluded to live as we were 
until we could gain a little something to live on. I would go to work 
on my new lot of wilderness land which I had newly bought, and she 
would work where it was most to her interest. 

My land was a part of Cambridge farm in Ashburnham, Mass., fifty 
miles from my native place. Early in the spring I took my axe on 
my back and set out for my new country — began to chop down the 
timber on two or three acres — went back — worked at Medford in the 
summer making bricks on shares. In the fall I again went to my land 
— cleared off my wood — sowed two acres of rye — returned to West 
Cambridge — worked through the winter making shoes with Mr. John 
Russell; in the spring went and disposed of my bricks — went again to 
my land ; my rye looked well, but had no barn, built one that summer 
— saved a little more — returned to Mr. Russell's in the winter. In the 
spring went to my land — made some provision for a house ; and in the 
year 1770 hit so that on the 9th of July, my partner being as ready as 
I was, we were married. Having provided a team to carry her furni- 
ture, and a horse for her, and another for myself, we set out for the 
woods. She had never seen a foot of land within forty miles of our 
place, but her courage held out till we got home, and then it was bet- 
ter than ever. 

We were now where we had long wanted to be, and hoped that we 
with thankful hearts and contented minds should enjoy ourselves to- 
gether through life. The summer, fall and winter passed away : spring 
came on pleasant; and the 27th of April, 1771, we had a son [John] 
born — an addition to our comfort : in '73, another son Levi; in '75, 
a daughter Joanna ; in '77, another son Jonas; in '79, another son 
James; in '81, another daughter Rebecca; in '83, another son AValter 
Russell; in '85, another daughter Betsey; in '88, another daughter 
Polly : all well, and in time all grew old enough and married ; and my 
wife and myself left alone as at first. I invited one son to come and 
live with me : time passed on until we had been mai'ried fifty-three 
years. She was taken sick, and, alas, she died. And here, my dear 
friend, I find a period to my earthly happiness. I have kind children 
and friends ; but my bosom friend sleeps in the grave, and earth can- 
not heal the wound. 

I have many things in regard to your grandmother and family I 
want to write, but my sheet is full. Dear sir, accept this broken scroll 
from your sincere friend, 

John Adams. 
Hon, Isaac Hill. 

1848. The Hon. James Russell, in behalf of the committee 
for erecting a monument over the grave of the Revolutionary 
heroes in the old cemetery in the town, submitted a report, 
which is entered at length on the town records. An account of 
this monument has already been given elsewhere (see p. 70). 



152 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. " 

The expense of its erection was $460.67, toward which the 
voluntary contributions of inhabitants of West Cambridge were 
$360.67, and the donation of Hon. P. C. Brooks, of Medford, 
was $100. 

1849. Dogs first licensed by the town. A school-house in 
'the East District erected, on the plan of other large school- 
houses in the town. 

1850. A suitable safe purchased for the use of the town. 
The Union School District is divided. 

1851. New almshouse built. Old school-house in Wyman 
District sold. 

Tornado of Aug. 22, 1851.— A little work of 72 pages, entitled 
"The Tornado of 1851, in Medford, West Cambridge and Wal- 
tham, Middlesex County, Mass., being a report by Rev. Charles 
Brooks, and reports by other committees," contains an extended 
account of this destructive tempest, its general characteristics 
and particular incidents, relating principally to Medford, The 
proceedings at a meeting of the citizens of West Cambridge, 
holden at the vestry of the Unitarian Church, on the evening of 
August 25, three days after the tornado, at the request of the 
selectmen, are given in the work. Mansur W. Marsh, chairman of 
that board, was appointed president, and Moses Proctor, secretary. 
After remarks by the Hon. James Russell, resolutions appropri- 
ate to the occasion were adopted, and a committee was chosen 
to solicit subscriptions in aid of sufferers, and another commit- 
tee to make an appraisement of the damages sustained. A com- 
mittee was also appointed to make a distribution of the moneys 
collected by subscription, " not in proportion to losses sustained^ 
but in proportion to the necessities of the respective sufferers." 
The report on appraisement, a copy of the subscription paper 
circulated, and the amount distributed in the town, appear in 
full in the work. Mr. Marsh, president of the meeting in West 
Cambridge, contributed a brief account of the storm in relation 
to Waltham. 

The destruction by this tornado began at the foot of ProsiDCct Hill, 
in Waltham. The course of the storm was from west to east. The 
section of its course through West Cambridge was marked with the 



TOWN OF WEST CAMBRIDGE. 153 

greatest destruction. It extended across the Mystic River, and entered 
Medford with unabated force, and continued to the end of its track. 
The tornado carried up into the air, men, animals and other objects, 
unroofed and destroyed houses, twisted trees, shifted houses around, 
throwing half of the roof of a house in one direction and the other 
half in the opposite. A railroad car at Medford was rolled along the 
track IGO feet, and then taken and carried sixty feet from the track. 
In regard to its power, " They who, like us," says Rev. C. Brooks, 
" were in it, and have seen its terrible ravages, need not be told that it 
exhibited a power in the elements never witnessed by the oldest in- 
habitant of this region. Houses strongly built were demolished as if 
the}' had been made of paper, oak and walnut and cedar trees of the 
largest growth were entirelj' uprooted, some of them snatched out of 
the ground and carried through long distances, roofs of buildings taken 
up as if by sudden suction, and carried into the embrace of the cloud 
and transported for miles. Its action upon the grass and corn was re- 
markable. It not only prostrated them, but partly buried them in the 
earth. The fields in this respect looked as if a heavy roller had 
passed over them." Various individuals were more or less injured in 
body — seven are specified, all belonging to Medford. One (Thomas 
Huffmaster) lost his life, while occupied in closing his house against 
the storm ; he was taken up insensible and died in about thirty hours. 
In Waltham the house of the high-school master had the windows 
broken on one side, and the supper which was on the table thrown into 
an opposite corner of the room. Here a man was lifted up and set 
down fifty yards off without particular injury. A woman was lifted 
by the wind in a like manner at Medford. 

In West Cambridge stood a house whose roof on the north side was 
thrown into the house, while the roof on the south side and the back 
building south of the house were completely blowu away. In another 
place two houses were left uninjured, and one between them was car- 
ried away. In the most northerly of the two remaining houses, a 
board one foot broad and one inch thick was driven through the wall, 
which was of boards, double, with an air space between. In the same 
room (Henry Whittemore's) a glass door was pierced with a circular 
hole little over an inch in diameter, probably done by a pebble, which 
pierced a white cloth curtain hung on the door, and the edges of the 
hole in the glass appeared melted into roundness by the blow. A 
granite gate post, seven feet high and one and a quarter feet square, 
planted three feet in the ground, and standing between the destroyed 
house and one of those uninjured, was struck by the vortex of the 
storm and bent about four inches out of position. 

A parallel storm occurred at Woburn on the same afternoon of the 
"West Cambridge tornado, but smaller and less destructive. — See Storms, 
by William Blasius, Phila. 

In relation to the damages and losses by the tornado in West Cam- 
bridge, as per report on appraisement, Ave have only room for the 
names and amounts, viz.: James Brown, $805; Stephen Fogg (tenant 
of Brown), $250; George A. Locke, $1G0; Josiah L. Frost, $320; 
15 



154 HISTOKY OF ARLINGTON. 

Horace Wilson (tenant of Frost), $200; George Prentiss & Son, 
$1,310; M. W. Marsh, $160; James Hill, $250; J. V. Fletcher, 
$100; James Wyman, $45; Widow Amos Frost, $330; Oliver Rus- 
sell, $450; Thadcleus Frost, $440; William Hill, 2d, $750; Francis 
S. and Newell Frost, $440; Henry Frost, $1,150; Jonathan Frost, 
$600; Warren S. and Varmim Frost, $200; estate of David Hill, 
$500; Silas Frost, $475; Edward Fillebrown, $93; Timothy Swan, 
$940; David W. Horton, $400; Charles Hill, $510; Mrs. Phebe 
Swan, $1,072; John Batchelder, $50; William T. Dupee, $10; J. C. 
Waldo, $20; W. J. Lane, $115; Mrs. Snelling, $220; Dr. Fiske, 
$36; Capt. Reuben Hopkins, $442; Dr. Timothy Wellington, $447; 
Charles Griffiths, $100; Mr. Peck, $610; Timothy Whittemore, 
$212.50; George B. Richardson, $360; George H. Gray,- $50; John 
Fowle, $1,100; Horatio Locke, $105; Michael McCarthy, $25; Ru- 
fus Damon, $460 ; Mrs. P. Whittemore, $460 ; Mrs. Rebecca Whit- 
temore, $25; William Clark, $200; Thomas Thorp, $515; Thomas 
E. Thorp, $200; Daniel Burbeck, $100; Mrs. Damon, $210; Thomas 
H. Teel, $50; Fessenden & Whittemore, $1,000; Centre School 
House, $124; trees in Spring Valley, $50; estate of Henry Swan, 
$40; Gershom Whittemore, $390; Henry Whittemore, $615; Wil- 
liam H. Whittemore, $750; John Fillebrown, $800; Samuel C. 
Bucknam, $475; Abel R. Proctor, $260; sundry persons, $500; Wil- 
liam Hill, 3d, $90; Cornelius Akerman, $10; John P. Daniels, $35; 
Luke Agur, $100; Andrews Howe, $25; Thomas R. Cushing, $175; 
Mr. Converse, $40; James Wyman (tenant of Converse), $125; 
Loton Gasset, $200. Total amount, $23,606. 

The amount of money distributed, subscribed by citizens of the 
town, for the sufferers in West Cambridge, was $1,219.60. One per- 
son gave $150; seven persons gave $50 each; others $30, and lesser 
amounts. 

1852. Town House built. The committee with full power 
to select a suitable location and erect thereon a town house, 
were Jesse Bucknam, Samuel Butterfield, William Hill, 2d, John 
Schouler and George C. Russell.' 

The Union Grammar School District was formed, and the 
Union District divided into three primary school districts, the 
primary schools established to be taught by female teachers. 

1 Busts and other ornaments to decorate the town hall, were presented to the 
town, in 1853, by Nathan Robbins, J. S. Potter, D. W. Horton, Joshvia Dodge, 
Robert Schouler, Jesse Bucknam, George C. Russell and John Schouler. The 
■well near the town house was bricked up and a pump placed therein in 18-53. 
The lockup in basement of town-house was built in 1859. A pair of ox-horns 
were given by Stephen P. Blake to the town, and placed over the principal door 
to the town hall in 1860. 

In 1853 the town voted thanks to Luke Agur for the efficient manner in 
which he had performed the duties of constable in years past, and John B. 
Hartwell was chosen to that office. 



TOWN OF WEST CAMBRIDGE. 155 

1854. The West Cambridge Gas Light Company was in- 
corporated March 81, 1854, and the company allowed to lay 
pipes for gas through the streets of the town. 

A legacy of $100 was received this year by the town for the Ijene- 
fit of the Juvenile Library, by will of the late Dr. Timothj^ Welling- 
ton. In resjjonse to the gift, the town passed resolutions which are 
entered at length on the town records. In these it is said that " the 
life and character of Dr. Wellington had become public property in 
the town long before the summons which called him hence " — " that 
the whole people loved and revered him, and although he lived 
to a good old age, his death has been, and now is, most deeply de 
plored and lamented." 

1855. Act for establishing a fire department in the town 
accepted. Act dated March 26, 1855. 

1856. The town voted to furnish a clock to be placed in the 
tower of the new meeting-house, now proposed to be built by 
the First Congregational Parish of West Cambridge, provided 
said parish will take charge of the same and keep it in repair. 

1857. The West Cambridge Horse Railroad Company was 
incorporated May 28, 1857. The town voted to aid the com- 
pany to obtain its charter. 

1859. The town first paid the expense of keeping the 
streets lighted with gas. 

1860. A school house for the Centre District was erected 
on a lot on Medford Street, formerly belonging to heirs of James 
Russell, and named the Russell School House. The Hon. 
James Russell presented to the town a bell, to be placed in the 
cupola of said school-house, and Col. Thomas Russell presented 
a clock to be placed in the large grammar school-room of said 
house. 

The West Cambridge (now Arlington) Five Cents Savings 
Bank was incorporated April 2, 1860. 

The bounds of Mystic Street, from Joseph Wyman's house to Win- 
chester line, were altered in 1860. 

A destructive fire took place Oct. 21, on the Walter Russell estate. 

1861. There was a public meeting in the Town Hall on 
Sunday evening, April 21, 1861, at which the inhabitants of 
West Cambridge and many from Belmont assembled. A presi- 
dent, vice-presidents and secretaries were chosen, and resolu- 



156 HISTORY OF. ARLINGTON. 

tions passed referring to the distracted condition of the country, 
upholding the lawfully constituted authorities of the nation, 
applauding those young men of the town who had been the first 
to enlist as a military corps, and requesting the call of a town 
meeting to appropriate tlie sum of $10,000 in aid of the families 
of the soldiers from the town. The proceedings of this meet- 
ing are carefully entered in full on the town records. A town- 
meeting was accordingly held April 29, 1861, and the following 
preamble and resolutions were unanimously adopted : 

'' Whereas our country is now rent with civil discord, and the Fed- 
eral Government has called upon the loyal states of our Union for 
military aid to suppress rebellion against lawful authority, and to up- 
hold the Constitution and the Laws, and whereas it is expedient in our 
municipal as well as in our personal relations as good citizens of the 
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, to use all means in our power to 
strengthen the arm of Government to the end that Peace and the Su- 
premacy of Law may be restored — Therefore, on motion, voted that 
this town do appropriate the sum of ten thousand dollars, or so much 
thereof as is necessary for the purpose expressed in Article Second ;" 
that is, for the maintenance and support of those families whose hus- 
bands, fathers or brothers, belonging to this town, have enlisted or 
may hereafter enlist in the military service of their country during the 
term of such service, the same to be expended under the direction of 
the selectmen. 

The following recommendations were also adopted : 
That a bounty of ten dollars be paid to every soldier who shall be 
duly enrolled and accepted by the State. That every married man or 
any man having a family dependent on him for support, be paid the 
sum of twelve dollars per month, during the term of three months 
from the time of his enrolment and acceptance, unless sooner dis- 
charged. The balance of the company to be paid each the sum of 
six dollars per month, during the term of three months from the time 
of their enrolment and acceptance, unless sooner discharged. That 
all unexpended balance of subscription money remaining in the hands 
of the selectmen after equipping the company, be at the disposal of 
the selectmen of the towns of West Cambridge and Belmont, for the 
benefit of the soldiers or their families of said towns. 

A company of infantry numbering eighty-two men, under the 
command of Captain Albert S. Ingalls, was organized and 
equipped as the result of these measures, and awaited a call to 
service. At the end of several weeks it proceeded to Brooklyn, 
N. Y., in the expectation of joining a regiment, but being dis- 
appointed the company returned. Thirty-two members of the 



TOWN OF WEST CAMBRIDGE. 157 

corps, with Capt. Ingalls, immediately re-visited New York and 
were incorporated into the 40th Regiment of New York Volun- 
teers.' W. H. Pattee, James A. Bailey, Alfred M. Thorpe, and 
Daniel Bennem, citizens of the town, were connected with the 
5th Regiment Mass. Militia, and accompanied the regiment into 
immediate service. 

In 1861 the upper story of the old Centre School House was 
leased to the Sons of Temperance.^ 

1862. A public meeting was held Feb. 22, 1862, in response 
to the proclamation of the President of the United States, to 
listen to tiie reading of Washington's Farewell Address. A 
particular account of the meeting was entered on the town 
records. 

The schools of the town at this time were the Northwest Grammar* 
Intermediate and Primary » the Russell Grammar, Intermediate and 
Primary; and the East District School. 

July 22, 1862, in obedience to a call for soldiers for three years, the 
selectmen were authorized to offer and pay in addition' to the United 
States bounty and State Aid, the sum of $125 to each and every vol- 
unteer that may offer, to the number of thirty-one ; the bounty to be 
paid when the men were sworn into the United States service, — 
the selectmen and four others to act as a recruiting committee. The 
town's quota was thirty-three, and that number was furnished at a cost 
of $4,060.63.' 

^ Report of Military Expenditures during the War, entered on the town 
records. 

* There was a Washingtonian Society here in 1848. 

3 At this meeting, July 22, 1862, the town passed resolves, which were placed 
on the town records, tendering their kindest symjiathy to Major Albert S. In- 
galls, in hospital at Annapolis, Md., who had recently lost a limb on the field of 
battle before Richmond. Also, of greeting to Lieut. Francis Gould, Lieut. John 
Locke, Lieut. Charles H. GraA'es, and others, " our friends and neighbors," now 
resting on their laurels near the field of battle before Richmond. At the same 
meeting, Thomas Braslin, a member of the West Cambridge company, having a 
furlough in consequence of a Avound received at the battle of Fair Oaks, being 
present, Avas called upon to address the meeting, and responded in a speech full 
of patriotism. A collection Avas taken up for him, amounting to $44.27. 

Albert S. Ingalls, born in Rindge, N. H., Dec. 29, 1830, was a lawyer, and re- 
moved from Fitchburg to West Cambridge in 18-59. The quota of Massachu- 
setts being full, his company and himself offered their services to the State of 
NcAv York, and were mustered into the 40th Regiment of N.Y. Vols, (known as 
the ^lozart Regiment), Avhich joined the army in Virginia. After the battle of 
Williamsburg he Avas promoted major of the regiment, and during the fighting 
before Richmond received a Avound on Jime 30, 1862, by which he lost a leg and 
eA'entually his life. He was removed to Annapolis, Md., where he died Aug. 11, 
1862. His remains were first brought to AVest Cambridge, where they were re- 
ceived bv the tOAvn authorities and citizens Avith every demonstration of respect^ 
15* 



158 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON . 

The Ladies' Soldiers' Aid Society and the Drill Club were 
allowed the use of the Town Hall during 1862. 

The selectmen were authorized, Aug. 25, 1862, to pay a bounty of 
$200 to each volunteer for nine naonths in the Army of the United 
States, residents of this town, the bounty to be joaid as soon as they 
are sworn and mustered into service. At the same meeting $10,000 
was approj^j-iated for the above pui'pose of paying bounties to volun- 
teers in the nine-months service of the Army of the United States. 
The town's quota of fifty-four men for nine months (Aug. 25) was 
supplied at a cost for bounties of $J 0,800, all being citizens of the 
town. — Report of Military Expenditures. 

Dec. 8, 1862. Raising as speedily as jaossible the number of men 
assigned by the Governor of the Commonwealth as the quota of the 
town of West Cambridge in the nine-months service, is attended to, 
preference being given to three-years men in respect to bounties, 
an appropriation being made thei-efor. Dec. 26. — On a call for twenty- 
six men for nine months, the town furnished that number to serve for 
three years, at a cost of $3,380. — Report of Military Expenditures. 

1863. The purchase of a location, and the erection of a 

school-house thereon, in the Northwest District, is authorized. 

This was called the Cutter School House. A clock, presented 

by James A. E. Bailey, was placed in the grammar schoolroom 

of this new school-house. 

July 1, 1863, a di'aft of forty-four men from the town was ordered 
and made; of this number ten were accepted, who paid the commuta- 
tion authorized by law of $300 each. 

1864. The town voted to establish a High School, and the 
selectmen were authorized to purchase of the proprietors of the 
Cotting Academy their building, furniture and land. The school 
was opened in the December following. 

In this year the old Union School House and land, and the 
old school-house in the Northwest District and land, were sold. 

Feb. 1, 1864. Forty-sis men called for and furnished for the war — 
cost, $6,900, raised by subscription among the citizens of the town. 
March 14. — Eighteen men furnished, the cost $2,692, raised in like 
manner by subscription.* 



and then conveyed to Fitchburg, and thence to Rindge, N. H., where his funeral 
took place. — See History of Rindge, N. H., for an extended sketch. 

Lieut. John Locke, of the 40th New York Regt., died Sept. 22, 1862, aged 39, 
— gravestone in Arlington. 

1 The foUoAving resolve was adopted April 4, 1864 : — " Whereas Washington 
J. Lane, Esq,, has signified to the town that on account of the state of his health 



TOWN OF WEST CAMBRIDGE. 159 

1865. In town meeting April 3, 1865, it was voted that the 
superintendent of the Town Hall cause the same to be illumi- 
nated this evening, in honor of the glorious news of the capture 
of Richmond. 

In this year a superintendent of public schools was appointed. 
Dr. R. L. Hodgdon first held the office. 

From July 18, 1864, to March 1, 1865, fifty-three men were called 
for the war, but the town exceeded the call and furnished sixty-four. 
Cost to town, 1510,976.10, with $7,824 additional subscribed by citi- 
zens. In this number, eleven substitutes were included, furnished at a 
cost of $4,500. The following summary shows the amount contri- 
buted by the town during the war : — 

Amount paid by the town for bounties . . . $26,386.00 
" " " citizens' collections . . . .25,156.10 

" '•' " " individually . , . 7,500.00 

" State Aid 12,016.63 

" collected by the Ladies' Soldiers' Aid Society 4,314.26^ 

$75,372.99 

1866. The town voted to accept the lot of land donated by 
the late Hon. James Russell for a public walk or common, on 
the conditions named by the donor in his will devising the same. 
It was named Russell Park in 1867. 



he is compelled to decline a re-election to offices for which at a recent meeting of 
the citizens he was nominated by acclamatior, it is therefore resolved that the 
citizens of the town entertain a grateful appreciation of the valuable services of 
their townsman Mr. Lane, in the important o.'^ces he has held through twelve 
successive years ; and while the}' sympathize v ith him in the cause of his with- 
drawal, earnestly hope that renewed health may restore him to the public trusts 
he has so uprightly and ably fulfilled." Mr. Lane died August 6, 1864, aged 57. 

* The women of West Cambridge early in the war formed an association for 
the preparation and transmission of articles needful to wounded and disabled 
soldiers. The sum above-mentioned was collected by them from a variety of 
sources, and was used to purchase material to be converted by their forethought 
and industry into the means of relief and comfort to those who were suflering 
in the field. Three gentlemen contributed the sum of $570 in aid of recruiting ; 
and the two physicians of the town, Drs. Hodgdon and Harris, tendered their 
professional aid to soldiers' families gratis, during their term of service. 

Among those who lost their lives in connection with the war, was the Rev. 
Samuel Abbot Smith. He was born April 18, 1829, grad. H. U. 1849, prepared 
for the ministry at Cambridge Divinity School, and settled over the Unitarian 
Society in Arlington June 27, 1854, where he remained till his death. He died 
of a malarious fever contracted at Norfolk, Va., Avhere he had gone on mission- 
ary service to the armj-. He returned Avith the fever upon him, and died ^May 
20, I860, aged 36 years. His death was greatly regretted. 

A volume entitled Christian Lessons and a Christian Life, containing an ex- 
tended biography and numerous extracts from his writings, was published by 
Prof. E. J, Young. See portrait and sketch in .the History of Peterbo7-our/h, N.H. 



160 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

In 1866 the town appropriated $10,000 to rebuild the school- 
house in the Northwest District — burned in the latter part of 
October, 1866. 

1867. Town accepted the flag-stafif standing at the corner of 
Main and Pleasant Streets, and the flag donated by Benjamin 
Poland and others. The name of West Cambridge was changed 
to Arlin2;ton. 



The name of Arlington, which was now given to the town, had 
no previous historical significance in the place. It is a purely dis- 
tinctive appellation, and was deemed a good post-office desig- 
nation, unlikely to be confounded with the various adjacent 
localities in Cambridge. 

The lamented Rev. S. A. Smith, in his published address in 
1864, already alluded to, thus protested against a change of 
name: 

" I hope the name of the town will never be changed. It would be 
like giving up our birthright. As the Second Precinct of Cambridge, 
we hold an honorable place in history ; who would alienate that in- 
heritance? Other names maybe more euphonious, but as soon should 
the man give up his surname, consecrated by the good acts, and glori- 
fied by the patriotism of i3ious and brave ancestors, as we give up 
that good old name of Cambridge, with which our village was bap- 
tized in blood on the nineteenth of April." 



TOWN OF ARLINGTON. 161 

Y. 
TOWN OF ARLINGTON. 

A preliminary celebration of the change in the name of the town, 
was made on May 1, 1867, by a salute of one hundred guns, the 
ringing of bells and a general display of the national colors. 
A mass meeting was held in the evening at the Town Hall, where 
music was furnished by the Arlington Band, and addresses by 
prominent citizens were made. 

A more formal demonstration was held on June 17, 1867, car- 
ried out in fine style, and in most respects according to a pub- 
lished programme. Appropriate decorations were placed through- 
out the town, the bells were rung at sunrise, and flags on the 
public staffs and private residences were unfurled for the day. 
A cavalcade of citizens received the invited guests, including the 
governor of the State and other functionaries, escorted by the 
National Lancers, at eleven o'clock, at the entrance of the town 
a few rods beyond Alewife Brook, and piloted them to the cen- 
tre of the town, where a salute was fired by a section of a State 
battery. A procession, under the marshalship of Addison Gage, 
Esq., was formed, comprising mounted police, bands, the National 
Lancers, civil officers of the town and state, the legislature, ma- 
sonic organizations, soldiers of 1812 and the late war, children 
of the public schools, representation of trades, citizens in car- 
riages, and a cavalcade, in all over a mile and a half in length. 
It passed through the principal streets, and a collation was after- 
ward partaken of by the school children in a large tent on the 
common near the Unitarian Church, and by the invited guests in a 
mammoth tent on the grounds of J. R. Bailey, Esq., on Pleasant 
Street. Dinner was prepared by J. B. Smith, and speeches 
were made by Governor Bullock, the Hon. Charles Sumner, Rich- 
ard H. Dana, Jr., Generals Foster and Osborne, and Commodore 
Rodgers and General Banks of the late war. A poem, written 
by Mr. J. T. Trowbridge of Arlington for the occasion, was read 
by Prof. M. T. Brown. The celebration closed with a regatta 
of Harvard students on the lake. 



162 HISTORY or ARLINGTON. 

In the course of his remarks, Hon. Charles Sumner said : 

" In coming here to take part in this interesting celebration, I am 
not insensible to the kindness of good friends among you, through 
whom the invitation was received. But I confess a neighborly interest 
in your festival. Born in Boston, and educated in Cambridge, I am 
one of your neighbors. Acce2)t, then, if you please, the sympathies of 
a neighbor on this occasion. 

" Yours is not a large town ; nor has it any considerable history. 
But what it wants in size and history, it makes up in beauty. Yours 
is a beautiful town. I know nothing among the exquisite surround- 
ings of Boston more charming than these slopes and meadows, with 
the back-ground of hills and the gleam of water. The elements of 
beauty are all here. Hills are always beautiful ; so is water. I re- 
member hearing Mrs. Fanny Kemble say more than once that water 
in a landscape is ' like eyes in the human countenance,' without which 
the countenance is lifeless. But you have water in abundance, gleam- 
ing, shining, sparkling in your landscape. The water-nymphs might 
find a home here. You have gardens also beautiful to the eye and 
beautiful in their nourishing and luscious supplies. Surely it may be 
said of those who live here, that their lines have fallen in a pleasant 
place. 

" I go too far when I suggest that you are without a history. West 
Cambridge was a part of that historic Cambridge which was so early 
famous in our country, the seat of learning and the home of patriot- 
ism. The honor of Cambridge is yours." After allusions to the times 
of the Revolution, Mr. Sumner continued : 

"Many years ago, when I first read the account of this period by 
one of the early biographers of Washington, Rev. Dr. Bancroft of 
Worcester, the father of our distinguished historian, I was struck by 
the statement that ' in case of attack and defeat, the Welsh Mountains 
in Cambridge and the rear of the lines in Roxbury were appointed as 
places of rendezvous.' • The Welsh Mountains ' are the hills which 
skirt your peaceful valley. Since then I have never looked upon 
those hills, even at a distance — I have never thought of them — without 
feeling that they are monumental. They testify to that perfect pru- 
dence which made our commander-in-chief so great. In those hours, 
when vmdiscijilined patriots were preparing for conflict with the trained 
soldiers of England, the careful eye of Washington calmly surveying 
the whole horizon, selected your hills as the breast-work behind which 
he was to retrieve the day. The hills still stand firm and everlasting 
as when he looked upon them, but smiling now with fertility and 
peace." ^ 

1871-72. The Arlington Water Works were constructed. 
Water Commissioners were elected in 1873. Cost of construc- 

* " The Welsh Mountains near Cambridge, and the rear of the lines at Rox- 
bury, were designated for that purpose." — Marshall's Washington, vol. ii. p. 230. 
— Memorandum made by Dr. Benjamin Cutter many years since (died 1864). 



TOWN OF ARLINGTON. 163 

tioa to the town, over $300,000. The source of supply is an 
artificial reservoir located near by in Lexington, which receives 
the waters of 1 73 acres, embracing the area known as the Great 
Meadows in that town. 

1872. The town established its public library — transferring 
the Juvenile Library (established 1835) to it, to be known as 
the Arlington Public Library. 

In March, 1872, the town clock in the tower of the Unitarian 
meeting-house having been destroyed by the falling of the stee- 
ple of that house in a gale, in Aug. 1871, the town voted to 
place a new town clock in the tower of the edifice when said 
tower was re-built.^ 

In 1872-73 the town erected the large brick Russell School 
House, at a cost of $57,911.04 and $713 for additional land, to 
replace the former school-house which had been burned in 1872. 

In 1872 the Arlington Land Company is mentioned in the 
town records. 

A friend contributes the following sketch, furnished by a gen- 
tleman prominently connected with the formation of this Laud 
Company : — 

Arlington Heights, formerly known as Circle Hill, has always been 
noted for fine scenery, and for the magnificent views, from the summit 
of the hill, of the city and harbor of Boston, and the numerous towns 
and cities adjoining. 

In 1872, an Association, composed mostly of gentlemen doing busi- 
ness in Boston, purchased several hundred acres of land at this place, 
with a view to build up a village as a place of residence for them- 
selves and othei's similarly situated. Slany previous attempts had 
been made to furnish homes outside the city for its business men, but 
none had been entirely successful, the prime requisites for such a place 
being, good facilities for getting to and from the city, pure air and 
water, good soil and drainage, beautiful natural scenery and surround- 

1 Sunday evening, Aug. 27, 1871, about 11 o'clock, a violent gust or tornado 
came up suddenly from the Avest and blew down the spire of the church edifice 
of the First Congregational Parish, throwing to the ground the bell and clock. 
The bell was uninjured, but the clock was badly injured, and the dials were 
broken. The spire of the Orthodox Church was also blown down, together 
with its bell, which was uninjured. The Baptist Church edifice, which for sev- 
eral weeks previous had been undergoing thorough repairs, then nearly com- 
pleted, was injured by the Avind, and the plastering on the walls and ceiling was 
thrown down and badly cracked. Throughout the town many chimneys were 
blown down and some beautiful trees uprooted or broken down. The loss in 
the town amounted to $25,000 to $30,000^— Statement from First Parish Records. 



164 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

ings, and an unexceptionable neighborhood. All these advantages 
were possessed by Arlington Heights, and under the auspices of the 
Association vast improvements have already been made, notwithstand- 
ino- that the enormous shrinkage in value of real estate in the mean 
time precluded the possibility of financial success. 

The principal highway, 80 feet in width, called Park Avenue, built 
by the Association, from the Lexington and Arlington Railroad to the 
top of the hill, was, in 1874, extended by the County Commissioners 
to Belmont, and made a county road, and is perhaps the finest street 
ever constructed under similar auspices in this section of the country. 
Several members of the Association have built homes for themselves 
in the village ; among others, Hon. Oliver Warner, Moses Fairbanks, 
F. V. B. Kern, and George R. Dwelley, Esqs., also Mr. J. T. White, 
under whose direction and superintendence nearly all the improve- 
ments have been made. 

The village now, 1878, contains about 60 houses — many of which 
are the best models of exterior beauty and interior comfort and con- 
venience to be found in any houses of the class in the country — and 
some 250 inhabitants. There is but little local trade or manufacture 
carried on, most of the residents doing business in Boston.' 

A weekly newspaper, known as the ArUngton Advocate, was 
established here in 1872. 

1874. The town passed resolutions on the death of the Hon. 
Charles Sumner, March 18, 1874. 

1875. The town made preparations, by appropriation and 
otherwise, for the celebration of the 19th of April, in this year, 
in conjunction with the Centennial Celebrations of the Battle of 
Concord and Lexington; which battle, in 1775, became a con- 
tinuous one through the precincts of this town on the memorable 
1 9th of April of that year. The day was accordingly observed 
as a holiday by the people of Arlington, and delegates from 
the town attended the celebrations which simultaneously took 
place in the neighboring towns. Immense throngs of people 
passed through the place during the day from Boston and else- 
where on their way to Lexington and Concord. 

Nathan Pratt, Esq., in 1875, left a bequest of $25,000 to the 

1 A small pamphlet, entitled " A Short Account of the Location and Pros- 
pects of the New Village at Arlington Heights, showing its advantages as a 
home for people doing business in Boston," was published by the Arlington Land 
Company, No. 84 Washington St., Boston. 

The land in the last century belonged in part to the estate of Bev. Dr. Na- 
thaniel Appleton, of Cambridge First Parish, Samuel and Francis Locke, and 
Ephraim Cooke, victualler. See sketch entitled " Our Predecessors," in paper 
called Our Enterprise, published at Arlington Heights, April 10, 1878 



TOWN OF ARLINGTON. 1C5 

town, for a Public Library, the High School, and the Poor Wid - 
ows' Fund. 

1877. The town voted to erect stones to mark localities of 
interest connected with the battle of April 19, 1775. These 
have been already alluded to in the account of the battle, under 
the year 1775. 

In 1877-78 the Locke School House was built at Arlington 
Heights. 

1879. May 30, 1879, occurred the first extensive celebration 
of Decoration Day in Arlington, in honor of the soldiers of the 
late war. The Revolutionary tablets and the Revolutionary 
monument were appropriately decorated, with the stones over 
the remains of the two Revolutionary soldiers in the old burying- 
ground. A procession in the afternoon moved in the following 
order : 

Chief Marshal, James A. Bailey. Aids — Maj. Robert L. Sawiu 
Lieut. John H. Hardy, Lieut. Edmuud W. Noyes. 

Maplewood Band, John A. Spofford, Leader. 

William Penu Hose Co., AVarren A. Pierce, Foreman, twenty men. 

Menotomy H. & L. Truck Co., William N. Winn, Foreman, seven 
men. 

Highland Hose Co., E. B. Moore, Foreman, six men. 

Returned Soldiers and Sailors, Wilson W. Fay, Commander ; J. A. 
Blanchard, E. F. Kenrick, Aids. 

Cambridge Brigade Band. 

Mt. Horeb Lodge, No. 19, L. 0. L, James Durgin (mounted). Com- 
manding. 

The following programme was carried out in the Town Hall : 

Overture. — Maplewood Band, twenty pieces. 

Prayer.— Rev. William F. Potter. 

Choral. — " To thee, O Country," sixteen male voices.' 

Remarks. — C. S. Parker, Chairman Committee of Arrangements. 

Chorus. — " Comrades in Arms," sixteen male voices. 

Oration. — Rev. J. Lewis Merrill. 

Selection. — Maplewood Band. 

Benediction. — Rev. W. J. Parrot. 



' Isf Tenor.— AVilliam H. Poole, Edward H. Cutter, B. Delmont Locke, Ste- 
phen B. Wood. 

2d Tenor. — Warren W. Rawson, William E. Wood, Augustus B. Osborn, 
George H. Rugg. 

1st 5a«5.— William Proctor, Charles C. Cox, E. S. Fessenden, F. H. Fessenden. 

2d JBa«s.— Herbert H. Ceiley, George A. Field, G. Allen, Thomas H. Russell. 
16 



166 



HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 



After the exercises in the Town Hall, the procession passed 
through several of the principal streets, and thence to the ceme- 
teries, where each grave of a soldier of the war was generously 
decorated with flowers, in accordance with the custom throughout 
the country. 

The names of those whose graves were decorated were as 
follows : 

Ml Pleasant Cemeteri/.—Edwavd Clark, James Ferguson, Franklin 
P ord Samuel Gates, James Gibson, John Grant, Charles G. Haskell, 
Charles C. Henry, John Locke, Thomas Martin, Charles J. Moore, 
Henry S. Pollard, S. G. Rawsou, Minot Robbins, William W. Snel- 

wf^ tT^"" ■^^%'^S"''*'' William Stacy, George Trask, Nathaniel 
White, Henry W. Whittemore. 20. 

Old Burying Ground.— George V. Cotting, William Cotting Tomb : 
Augustus O. W. Cutter, Nehemiah Cutter Tomb ; Albert Frost, Ephraim 
Frost Tomb: Rev. Samuel A. Smith. 4..— Arlington Advocate. 



HiRAM Lodge. — Of fraternal societies in the town, the most 
ancient is the Hiram Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons, or- 
ganized 1797. 

The Odd Fellows re-instituted a lodge here in 1866. 



LIST OF PUBLIC OFFICERS. 



167 



VI. 

LIST OF PUBLIC OFFICERS. 



Officers of the Northwest Precinct in Cambridge, 1732-1807. 



Prudential Committee-vien. 



Henry Dunster, 1733, 1734. 

James Cutler, 1733, 1736, 1737, 1739, 

1740, 17o0-52. 
Ephraim Frost, 1733, 1734, 1738, 1741, 

1749. 
Joseph Adams, 1733-35, 1739-41, 1753. 
Jonathan Butterfield, Jr., 1733, 1736, 

1739, 1748, 1749. 

John Fillebrown. 1734, 1738. 
Samuel Whittemore, 1734, 1737, 1738, 

1740, 1747. 
WiUiam Russell, 1735. 

John Winship, 1735, 1737, 1741, 1742. 

John Butterfield, 1735, 1737, 1743-45. 

John Swan, 1735. 

John Cutter, 1736, 1738-46. 

Abraham Hill, 1736. 

Walter Russell, 1736. 

Samuel Cutter, 1737. 

Thomas Wellington, 1737. 

Capt. PhUip Carteret, 1738, 1739, 1743, 
1746. 1750, 1751, 1756-58, 1760. 

Seth Reed, 1740, 1752-55, 1761-63, 
1765-67 (dismissed and thanks vot- 
ed for past service) . 

Wniiam Dickson, 1741. 

Joseph RusseU, 1742, 1747, 1759, 1764. 

Nathaniel Francis, 1744, 1745, 1748, 
1749. 

Francis Locke, 1746, 1747. 

Francis Bowman, 1748. 

Zeehariah HUl, 1750, 1751. 

Thomas Hall, 1752-55. 

Gershom Cutter, 1754-58 (1775— de- 
clined) . 

Ephraim Frost, Jr., 1756, 1757, 1759, 
1760. 

Jason Russell, 1758, 1761-63. 

Joseph Adams, Jr., 1759, 1760, 1765- 
67. 

Joseph Wellington, 1761-63. 

Capt. Thomas Adams, 1764. 

William Cutler, 1764. 

Daniel Brown, 1765-67 (1772, 1781— 
declined) . 

Patten Russell, 1767-70. 

William BoAraian, 1768-70 (1771— ex- 
cused) . 



Samuel Frost, 1768, 1769 (1770— ex- 
cused). 

Samuel Locke, 1770 (excused). 

Ensign William Adams, 1770 — de- 
clined; 1773, 1774 ('775, Capt— 
declined) . 

Nehemiah Cutter, 1770-72. 

Walter Russell, 1770 (in room of Pat- 
ten Russell, who had moved exit of 
town), 1771, 1773-77 (1781— de- 
clined). 

Ebenezer Swan, 1771 (1772 — excused). 

Samuel Cutter, 1772 (1781— declined). 

Ammi Cutter, 1772, 1791. 

Philip Bemis, 1773-75 (1776— ex- 
cused) . 

Benjamm Locke, 1775 (1776 — ex- 
cused). 

Ephraim Frost, Jr., 1776-85. 

Gershom Cutter, Jr., 1776, 1777. 

Thomas Whittemore, 1778-84. 

Philemon Russell, 1778-80 (1781— de- 
clined), 1782-84. 

Amos Warren, 1781— declined; 1784, 
1785. 

Thomas Russell, 1781— declined; 1785 
— declined. 

Benjamin Piper, 1781. 

John Adams, 1785— declined; 1792, 
1793, 1802-05. 

Samuel Butterfield, 1785, 1786 (1787— 
declined) . 

Jeduthun Wellington, 1786-90, 1797- 
1801. 

Seth Wvman, 1786-90. 

George Prentice, 1787-90, 1797-1805. 

Samuel Locke, 1791-93. 

Philip Whittemore, 1791. 

James Russell, 1792, 1793, 1806. 

Capt. Solomon Peirce, 1794, 1795. 

Benjamin Cutter, 1794-1801. 

Seth Frost, 1794-96. 

Amos Frost, 1796. 

Daniel Adams, 1802-07. 

Jonathan Whittemore, 1806, 1807. 

Noah Russell, 1807. 



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HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 



Precinct Clerks. 



John Cutter, 1733-65 — thanks ex- 
tended him in 1767 for many years' 
service. 

Ammi Cutter. 1766, 1767, 1772, 1784, 
1785. 

Thomas Hall, Jr., 1768, 1769. 



William Whittemore, 1770, 1771 (1772 
— declined serving — thanks voted for 
past services), 1782-84. 

Walter Russell, 1773-81. 

John Cutter, Jr., 1786-88. 

Samuel Locke, 1789-1805. 

Thomas Russell, Jr., 1806, 1807. 



Precinct Treasurers. 



John FiUebro^ra, 1733. 

John Cutter, 1734. 

Joseph Adams, 1735-50 — thanks ex- 
tended to him in 1767 for past ser- 
vice. 

Lieut. Samuel Whittemore, 1751-57 — 
thanks were extended to him, 1767, 
for past service. 

John Cutter, Jr., 1758-61. 

Dea. Joseph Adams,l762-67— thanked, 
1767, treasurer five years. Contin- 
ued in office, 1768-81. Li 1788 com- 
pensation was allowed him for 19 
years' service as Treasurer. 



Lieut. Samuel Cutter, 1782. 

Capt. William Adams, 1783, 1784 (1785 
— declined) . 

Lieut. Daniel Brown, 1785 (declined). 

William Whittemore, 1785 (1786— ex- 
cused) . 

Seth Wvman, 1786 — excused. 

SamuelWhittemore, Jr., 1786 (1787— 
excused). 

Samuel Locke, 1787— refused; 1788— 
excused. 

Jeduthun Wellington, 1787-92. 

Ebenezer Hall, 1793-1807. 



Precinct Assessors. 



Ephraim Frost, 1733, 1734, 1736, 1738, 

1741, 1749. 
Joseph Adams, 1733, 1734, 1753. 
Jonathan Butterfield, Jr., 1733, 1734, 

1736, 1739, 1747-49. 
John Butterfield, 1735, 1743-45. 
Gershom Cutter, Jr., 1735. 
Thomas Hall, 1735, 1752-55. 
James Cutler, 1736, 1737, 1739, 1740, 

1750-52. 
John Cutter, 1737, 1741, 1743-45. 
Samuel Cutter, 1737. 
Samuel Whittemore, 1737 (in place of 

Samuel Cutter, dec'd), 1738, 1740, 

1747. 
Capt. Philip Carteret. 1738, 1739, 1743, 

1746,* 1750, 1751, 1756-58, 1760. 
Seth Reed, 1740, 1752-65, 1761-63, 

1765-67. 
William Dickson, 1741, 1742. 
John Winship, 1742. 
Gershom Cutter. Jr., 1742, 1754-58. 
Nathaniel Francis, 1744, 1745, 1748, 

1749. 
Francis Locke, 1746, 1747. 
Zechariah Hill, 1746, 1750, 1751. 
Joseph Russell, 1747, 1759, 1764. 



Francis Bowman, 1748. 

Ephraim Frost, Jr., 1756, 1757, 1759, 

1760. 
Jason Russell, 1758, 1761-63. 
Joseph Adams, Jr., 1759, 1760, 1765- 

1767. 
Joseph Wellington, 1761-63. 
Capt. Thomas Adams, 1764. 
William Cutler, 1764. 
Daniel Brown, 1765-67. 
Patten Russell, 1767-70. 
William Bowman, 1768-70. 
Samuel Frost, 1768, 1769. 
Nehemiah Cutter, 1770-72. 
Walter RusseU, 1770, 1771, 1773-77. 
Ebenezer Swan, 1771. 
Samuel Cutter, 1772. 
Ammi Cutter, 1772, 1791. 
Philip Bemis, 1773-75. 
Ens. William Adams, 1773,' 1774. 
Benjamin Locke, 1775. 
Ephraim Frost, Jr., 1776-85, 1794. 
Gershom Cutter, Jr., 1776, 1777. 
Thomas Whittemore, 1778-84. 
Philemon Russell, 1778-80, 1782-84. 
Benjamin Piper, 1781. 
Amos Warren, 1784, 1785. 



* Feb. 2, 1746-7, Jonathan Butterfield was chosen Assessor in place of Capt. Carteret, 
who from sickness was prevented from serving in that office. 



LIST OP PUBLIC OFFICERS. 



169 



Thomas Russell, 1785 — declined. 
John Adams, 1785— declined; 1792, 

1793, 1795, 1801, 1807. 
Samuel Butterfield, 1785, 1786. 
Jeduthun Wellington, 1786-90, 1794, 

1796. 
Seth Wyman, 1786-90, 1794. 
George Prentice, 1787-90, 1799, 1800, 

1803-05. 
Samuel Locke, 1791-93, 1795. 
Philip "Whittemore, 1791. 
James Russell, 1792. 
Jonathan Perry, 1793. 
Benjamin Cutter, 1795, 1796, 1801, 1802. 



Capt. Stephen Frost, 1796, 1797. 
Daniel Reed, 1797-99. 
Seth Frost, 1797, 1798. 
Ebenezer Hall, 1798-1800. 
James Cutter, 1799 — declined. 
Ebenezer Cutter, 1800. 
David Hill, 1801, 1802. 
John Estabrook, 1801. 
Jonathan AVhittemore, 1802. 
Ichabod Fessenden, 1803, 1804. 
Daniel Reed, 1803-07. 
Jonas Peirce, 1805-07. 
WiUiam Hill, Jr., 1806. 



Precinct Collectors. 



John "Winship, 1733. 

Ephraim Cook, 1734— fined for failing 
to serve. 

Jason Winship, 1734. 

■William Cutter, 1735. 

Zechariah Hill, 1736. 

Joseph Bemis, 1737. 

David Dunster, 1738— fined for refus- 
ing to serve. 

John Fillebrown, 1738. 

William Butterfield, 1738. 

Closes Harrington, 1739. 

"Walter Russell. Jr., 1740. 

James Cutler, Jr., 1741. 

Joseph Belknap, 1742 — fined. 

■William Robbins, 1742. 

Samuel Swan, 1743. 

George Cutter, 1744. 

William Withington, 1745. 

William Winship, Jr., 1746. 

Francis Locke, 1747. 

Timothy Swan, 1748. 

Joseph Frost, 1749 — fined for not serv- 
ing. 

Samuel Frost. 1749 (1771— fined). 

Aaron Cutter, 1750 

Joseph Russell, 1751. 

Richard Cutter, 1752. 

William Adams, 1753. 

Jason Dunster, 1754. 

Walter Dickson, 1755. 

Thomas Cutter, 1756. 

Samuel Locke, 1757. 

Jonathan Cutter, 1758. 

Patten Russell, 1759. 

Samuel Russell, 1760. 

John Swan, 1761. 

Jason Winship, Jr., 1762 — dismissed ; 
again chosen, 1766. 



Seth Russell, 1762, 1777, 1778. 

Benjamin Locke, 1763. 

Thomas Reed, 1764. 

Ephraim Cook, 1765. 

Samuel Swan, 1767 — dismissed. 

Ebenezer Prentice, 1767. 

William Whittemore, 1768, 1769. 

Francis Locke, Jr., 1769. 

James Perry, 1770. 

Joseph Belknap, Jr., 1771. 

Walter Russell, 1772 — excused. 

Zechariah Hill, 1772. 

Samuel Cutter, Jr., 1773, 1774. 

Aaron Swan, 1774 — excused. 

Joshua Kendall, 1775 — excused. 

Joseph Wellington, 1775. 

William Cutler, 1776 — excused. 

Samuel Whittemore, Jr., 1776, 1777. 

Samuel Hill, 1777, 1780. 

Amos Warren, 1779 — excused. (A 
committee was chosen to hire a col- 
lector in 1779.) 

William Cutter, 1781, 1785. 

Jeduthun Wellington. 1782. 

Jonathan Perry, 1783, 1790, 1791. 

Seth Stone, 1784, 1788 (The collector- 
ship set up at vendue, 1788.) 

Dea. Joseph Adams, 1786. 

Enoch Wellington, 1787. 

Eben'r Hall (collector for Mr. Fiske's 
settlement), 1788. 

Noah Russell, 1789, 1804, 1805. 

George Prentice, 1792, 1795-1801, 1806, 
1807. 

Samuel Hunt, 1793. 

Lieut. James Russell, 1794. 

Ebenezer Cutter, 1802. 

Ebenezer Thompson, 1803. 



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170 



HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 



Principal Town Officers of West Cambridge, 1807-1867. 
Representatives. 



Samuel Butterfield, 1808-11. 

Thomas Kussell, 1812-17 (1818— none 
sent), 1819-21 (1822— none sent), 
1823-27 (1828— none sent). 

Benjamin Locke, Esq., 1829-31. 

Leonard Green, 1832, 1833, 1835. 

Joshua Avery, 1834, 1836, 1837. 

James Russell, Esq., 1838, 1839 (re- 
signed), 1841, 1842, 

William Locke, 2d, 1838-40. 

Jesse P. Pattee, 1840. 

George Stearns, 1843. 

Josiah H. Russell, 1844. 

Joseph O. Wellington, 1845 (1846— 
none sent). 



William Dickson, 1847 (1848— none 

sent) . 
Reuben Hopkins, 1849. 
David W. Horton, 1850. 
Mansur W. Marsh, 1851. 
Nehemiah M. Fessenden, 1852, 1855. 
Albert Winn, 1853, 1861. 
Rev. George Hill, 1854. 
John Schouler, 1856. 
Moses Proctor, 1857 (Sixth Middlesex 

District — with town of Winchester). 
Joseph Burrage, 1859. 
Samuel Butterfield, 1863. 
Joseph S.Potter, 1865-67. 



Select): 

Jonathan Whittemore, 1807, 1808. 

Daniel Adams, 1807-12. 

John Tufts, 1807. 1808. 

Samuel Locke, Esq., 1807 (1808— ex- 
cused) . 

William Whittemore, Jr., 1807, Esq. 
1808. 

James Hill, 1808. 

George Prentiss, 1809-12. 

Thomas Russell, Jr., 1809-25. 

James Perry, 1813-22. 

Walter Russell, 1813-18. 

Benjamin Locke, 1819-22. 

William Locke, 2d, 1823-26, 1836 
(thanks of town voted 1837, for his 
long and faithful services) . 

Jonathan Frost, 1823-25. 

Charles Wellington, 1826-31. 

Joshua Avery, 1826-36 (thanks of 
town voted 1837, for his long and 
faithful services in this office) . 

Henry Wellington, 1827-29. 

Abner Peirce, 1830-35. 

Edward Smith, 1832-36 (thanks of 
town voted 1837, for his services in 
this office) . 



James Russell, Esq., 1837-44. 

Philip B. Fessenden. 1837-40. 

Leonard Green, 1837-40. 

Mansur W. Marsh, 1841-48, 1851-53, 
1855-57. 

Walter Fletcher, 1841-43. 

John Schouler, 1844-46, 1853. 

Josiah H. Russell, 1845, 1846. 

William Dickson, 1847-50, 1854-57. 

Albert Winn, 1847-50, 1852. 1853, 
1856, 1857. 

Amos Hill, Jr., 1849. 

Joseph O. Wellington, 1850, 1854. 

Lewis P.Bartlett, 1851, 1852. 

Moses Proctor, 1851. 

Washington J. Lane, 1854, 1858-63. 

George C. Russell, 1855. 

Samuel Butterfield, 1858-66. 

Samuel F. Woodbridge. 1858-62 (re- 
signed, and thanks of town voted). 

William Stowe, 1862 (declined). 

Samuel S. Davis, 1863-67. 

Reiiben Hopkins, 1864. 

Joseph S. Potter, 1865-67. 

George Hill, 1867 (declined). 



Assessors. 



George Prentiss, 1808-11, 1816. 

Benjamin Locke, 1808-19. 

Samuel Butterfield, 1808-11, 1814, 

1815. 
Daniel Adams, 1812, 1813. 
Isaac Locke, 1812-15, 1820-25, 1833- 

38. 



John Adams. 1816. 

James Hill, 1817-19. 

William Locke, Jr., 1817-19, 2d, 1820, 

1821, Jr., 1822, 2d, 1823-25, Esq., 

1842, 1843, 1846. 
Joshua Avery, 1820-22, 1838. 
Miles Gardner, 1823-25, 1827, 1828. 



LIST OF PUBLIC OFFICERS. 



171 



Jonathan Frost, 2d, 1826-28 (excused 

1828). 
John Perry, 1826-31, 
Walter Russell, 1826. 
Ephraim Tufts, 1828 (excused). 
Amos Hill, 1828 (excused). 
George Stearns, 1828-34. 
Reuben Johnson, 1829-34. 
Kimball Farmer, 1832-34. 
David Dodge, 1835-41, 
Benjamin Hill, 1835-37, 
Mansur W, Marsh, 1839-41, 1843. 
Charles Muzzev, 1839-41. 
Daniel Cady, 1843. 
Abbot Alien, 1844. 
Thomas P. Peirce, 1844, 1845, 1848, 
Silas Frost, 1844, 1845, 



William Dickson, 1845, 1846, 1850-60 

(resigned) , 
Isaiah Jenkins, 1846, 
Daniel Clark, 1847, 
Edwin Irocke, 1847. 
Davis Locke, 1847. 
Washington J. Lane, 1848, 1851, 1852, 

1854, 1857-63. 
Joseph O. AVellington, 1848, 1849, 1855. 
David Clark, 1849, 1850, 
Albert Winn, 1849, 1866, 1867, 
Stephen Symmes, Jr,, 1850-67, 
George A, Locke, 1853, 
George C, Russell, 1856, 1864,1865. 
Samuel S. Davis, 1860-63. 
David Crosbv, 1864. 
George Y. AVeUington, 1865, 1866, 
Abel R, Proctor, 1867. 



Town Clerics. 



Thomas RusseU, Jr., 1807-25 (1826— 

excused), 
Timothy Wellington, 1826-34, 
Henry AYhittemore, 1 835 (excused j, 
Isaac"Shattuck, Jr,, 1835-3S, 
Benjamin Poland, 1839-42. 



William Whittemore, Jr.. 1843-45 (re- 
signed) . 
William M, Chase, 1845. 
Moses Proctor, 1846-52, 
John Locke, 1853-55, 
Abel R, Proctor, 1856-67. 



Toicn Treasurers. 



John Adams, 1807-18. 
Walter Russell, 1819-26, 1831 (re- 
signed). 
Gershom Whittemore, 1827, 1828. 
Isaac Hill, 1829 (resigned). 
Col. Thomas Russell, 1S30. 



Benjamin Hill, 1830-38. 
Abbot Allen, 1839-46. 
Thomas J. Russell, 1847. 
Josiah H. Russell, 184><-59. 
Abel R. Proctor, 1869-67. 



General School Committee-men, since 1827. 
See Historv of Town for that vear. 



Timothy Wellington, 1827, 1831, 1834, 

1835. 
Miles Gardner, 1827. 
Walter Russell, 1827. 
Col. Thomas Russell, 1827, 1831, 1837. 
James Russell, Esq., 1828, 1829, 1832, 

1839-41. 
Charles Wellington, 1828. 
Jonathan M. Dexter, 1828, 1829, 1835- 

1837. 
Rev. Ebenezer Nelson, 1829, 1830, 

1832, 1833— thanks of the town ex- 
,tended for his faithful services as 

one of the school committee, in 1834. 
Rev. F. H. Hedge, 1830, 1832, 1833. 
James Nason, 1830, 1832 (vacant by 

removal from town) , 
James Brown, 1831. 



Isaac Locke, 1832 (resigned), 

George A, Locke, 1833, 1834, 1849, 

David Dodge, 1834-38 (excused), 1842 
( excused) , 

Rev. David Damon, 1836-38, 

Henrv Whittemore, Esq., 1837, 1838, 
1847, 1848. 

William Hill, 2d, 1837, 1838. 

Philip B. Fessenden, 1838. 

William W, Wellington, 1838 (ex- 
cused) , 

Samuel L, Cutter, 1838, 

Rev. Timothy C. Tingley, 1839-41. 

William Locke, 2d, 1839 (excused). 

John Fowle, 1839, 1810. 

Abner Peirce, 1839. 

Mansur W. Marsh, 1839-41, 1848, 1850. 

Nathan Robbins, 1840. 



172 



HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 



Rev. J. C.Waldo, 1842 (excused), 1846, 

1847. 
Luke Wvman, 1842, 1843. 
Joseph Ilill, 1842-44. 
Josiah II. liussell, 1842, 1844, 
Moses Proctor, 1842, 1843, 1858-60. 
George C. Russell, 1842, 1847. 
George Holden, 1843. 
Ebenezer P. Peirce, 1843-45, 1847. 
Rev. William Ware, 1844, 1845. 
Luke Wyman, Jr., 1844. 
Rev. Fmncis Horton, 1845-48, 1853. 
Rev. George J. Carlton, 1846. 
Rev. Willard Spalding, 1848. 
John Field, 1848. 
David W. Horton, 1849, 1850. 
Rev. James F. Brown, 1849. 
Abner Gardner, 1849, 1851, 1852, 1854. 
John Schouler, 1849. 
William J. Niles, 1850 (resigned). 
Thomas P. Peirce, 1850 (excused), 

1863. 
John P. Wyman, 1850, 1855. 
Dr. Howland Holmes, 1850. 
Rev. George Hill, 1850, 1851-56, 1858, 

1859. 



Stephen Symmes, Jr., 1851, 1854, 1859- 

1861. 
Joseph 0. Wellington, 1851, 1852, 1857. 
Addison Hill, 1851, 1853-55. 
Joseph Burrage, 1852, 1853. 
James E. Bailey, 1852. 
Rev. Joseph Banvard, 1853. 
Dr. Joseph Underwood, 1854, 1855, 

1857. 
Dr. J. L. Alexander, 1855. 
Rev. Samuel B. Swaim, 1856,1860-62. 
William E. Parmenter, Esq., 1856-67. 
Dr. Richard L. Hodgdon, 1856, 1857. 
AVarren S. Frost, 1856. 
Josiah Crosby, 1857, 1859-67. 
Edwin Locke, 1858. 
John Adams, 1858. 

John D. Freeman, 1858-63 (resigned). 
Rev. Daniel R. Cady, 1861-67. 
Rev. William E. Gibbs, 1862-67. 
Rev. Samuel Abbot Smith, 1863-65 

(deceased). 
Henry SAvan, 1864-67. 
Samuel G. Damon, 1866-67. 
Rev. Amos Harris, 1867 (declined). 
Rev. Chai-les C. Salter, 1867. 



i 



Principal Town Officers of Arlington, 1867-1879. 
Representatives. 



Joseph S. Potter, 1867. 

Jesse Bacon, 1869. 

J. Wiiislow Peirce, 1872. 



Samuel D. Hicks, 1875. 
William G. Peck, 1877, 1879. 



Selectmen. 



Samuel S. Davis, 1867, 1871. 
Joseph S. Potter, 1867, 1868. 
Charles H. Crane, 1867. 
J. Winslow Peirce, 1868-71, 1873. 
Jacob F. Hobbs, 1868-70, 1872. 
Otis Green, 1868, 1869. 
George C. Russell, 1870. 
Warren Rawson, 1871, 1872. 
John S. Crosby, 1872. 



Stephen Symmes, Jr., 1867. 
Albert Winn, 1867, 1868. 
Abel R. Proctor, 1867. 
Addison Hill, 1868-71. 
John F. Allen, 1868-72. 
George C.Russell, 1869-71. 



Jesse Bacon, 1872. 
James Durgin, 1872, 1874-78. 
Henry Mott, 1873, 1878, 1879. 
Henry Swan, 1873. 
John S chouler, 1874-77. 
AVilliam G. Peck, 1874-77. 
William H. Allen, 1878, 1879. 
James A. Bailey, 1879. 



Assessors. 



Ira 0. Carter, 1872. 
Henry Mott. 1872, 1873-79. 
B. Delmont Locke, 1873-79. 
Charles Schwamb, 1873. 
Thomas P. Peirce, 1873-79. 



LIST OF PUBLIC OFFICERS. 



173 



Town Clerics. 



Abel R. Proctor, 1867, 1868 (resigned). 
John F. Allen, 1868-74 (resigned). 



B. Delmont Locke, 187-1-79. 



Abel R. Proctor, 1867. 

John F. Allen, 1868-74 (resigned) 



Town Treasurers. 

I B. Delmont Locke, 1874-79. 



School Committee^ 



Rev. Daniel R. Cady, 1867-77 (re- 
moved from town) . 

Rev. Charles C. Salter, 1867-69 (re- 
signed) . 

William E. Parmenter, 1867-79— term 
expires 1880. 

Rev. J.W. Keyes, 1868-69 (left town). 

Dr. R. L. Hodgdon, 1868-71. 

John Field, 1868-70. 

Henry J. Wells, 1868-72. 

Josiah Crosby, 1868-76. 

Henry Swan, 1869-79 — term expires 
1881. 

Samuel G. Damon, 1869t-70. 

Ira O. Carter, 1870-73. 

Moses Hunt, 1870-71. 

Charles E. Goodwin, 1870-79— term 
expires 1880. 

Charles H.Crane, 1871 (declined and 
excused) . 

John T. Trowbridge, 1871-77. 



Charles Schwamb, 1871-74. 

Rev. William H. Ryder, 1872 (re- 
signed) . 

Rev. J.M.Finotti, 1873-75 (left town). 

Rev. Amos Harris, 1874-75 (left town) . 

John H. Hardv, 1874-76. 

Alfred Hobbs," 1874-78. 

Rev. George W. Cutter, 1875-76. 

John W. AYest. 1875-77. 

William H. Allen, 1876-79— term ex- 
pires 1882. 

John P. Wyman, 1876-79. 

John S. Crosby, 1876-79— term expires 
1882. 

F. V. B. Kern, 1876-79— term expires 
1880. 

Daniel F. Jones, 1877-79— term ex- 
pires 1881. 

Rev. Matthew Harkins, 1878-79— term 
expires 1881. 

Marcus Morton, 1879 — term expires 
1882. 



* Josiah Crosby, Henry Swan and Samuel G. Damon, elected by West Cambridge, con- 
tinued in office after the name of the town was changed to Arlington, their terms being 
unexpired. 

t A lady was chosen for two years, in 1869, but declined. 



174 HISTORY or ARLINGTON. 

YIT. 

PRESENT RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES. 

First Congregational Parish. — Continued from pages 116- 
120. Some items from the second volume of parish records are 
here presented. 

1840. Former meetiiig-house taken down, and a new meeting-house 
built on the same site. The parish committee were empowered to let 
the vestry for holding meetings, to the citizens of the town. It was 
voted that the vestry be called and known by the name of Parish 
Hall. 

1843, Dec. 7. Rev. William Ware invited to settle as minister. 
On Aug. 11, 1845, a communication was received from Mr. Ware re- 
signing his office as pastor of the Society. 

1848, Aug. 15. James Francis Brown received a call to settle over 
this parish as their gospel minister. On Nov. 1, 1848, he was or- 
dained. He died at Springfield, Mass., June 14, 1853, aged 33, and 
in the fifth year of his ministry at West Cambridge. Funeral, June 
15th, from the meeting-house in West Cambridge.' 

1854, March 13. Samuel Abbot Smith invited as pastor. Ordained 
June 22, 1854. He died in West Cambridge, May 20, 1865, aged 36, 
and in the eleventh year of his ministry. 

1856, Jan. 1. The Society lost their meeting-house by fire. A 
new meeting-house (the present edifice) was dedicated Jan. 1, 1857. 

1865, Oct. 2. Charles C. Salter chosen minister. Ordained June 
6, 1866. Resigned Jan. 31, 1869. 

1869, Dec. 27. George W. Cutter chosen minister. Ordained Jan. 
26, 1870. Resigned Jan. 31, 1877. 

1871. The steeiDle of the edifice belonging to this Society was 
blown down by a gale. A new spire was erected similar to the one 
blown down, and of the same dimensions, in 1872. 

1878, July 15. William J. Parrot chosen minister. Installed Oct. 
17, 1878. 

A Congregational Unitarian Society was established at Bel- 
mont, before that neighborhood was set off as a town, of which 
Amos Smith was minister, 1858-59. 



1 James Francis Brown, ordained as the Cliristian minister of the First Con- 
gregational Parish in West Cambridge on Nov. 1, 1848, was born in Boston, 
Jan. 4, 1820. A stone was erected at his grave in Mount Pleasant Cemetery by 
the Sunday School and friends who were desirous thus to testify their grateful 
attachment to the memory of their deceased pastor. A sermon preached at 
"West Cambridge on the Sabbath after the death of Mr. Brown, by Rev. Nathan- 
iel Hall, of Dorchester, who officiated at his funeral, by vote of the parish was 
published. Text, John 17 : 4. A work of 96 pages, entitled " The Children's 



PRESENT RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES. 175 

Baptist Society. — Meetings of persons friendly to sentiments 
of this denomination were held in this place as early as the year 
1773.' The earliest known records of the society are dated 
Sept. 4, 1780, when " a number of the Baptist Society in Cam- 
bridge met at Stephen Robbins's to have some discourse about 
sending a letter to the Association^ to inform them of our cir- 
cumstances and to desire their prayers for us." This letter was 
signed by Thomas Williams, John Williams and Stephen Rob- 
bins. A compact of six articles, drawn by a committee, of which 
Capt. Benjamin Locke was chairman, was agreed upon Dec. 15, 

1780, by Thomas Williams and thirty-eight others, four of whom 
only were religious professors. The design was to unite those 
who were friends of the cause, understanding its merits, and ac- 
tuated by worthy motives. The first parish meeting was held 
March 6, 1781, and measures were taken to provide a place of 
worship, which resulted in the purchase of '' Capt. Locke's house 
for a hundred dollars silver." A meeting was held June 4, 

1781, of persons desirous of forming a church. This was duly 
recognized July 5, following, by a council. In Sept. 1781, the 
church w^iS received, with twenty-seven members, John Williams 
delegate, into the Warren Association, assembled at Brimfield. 
Mr. Thomas Green was appointed by the Association to " preach 
at Cambridge, the third Lord's day in November," and was en- 
gaged by the Society in July, 1782, to preach six weeks or two 
mouths on probation, but continued in that service over a year, 
when the Society at length concurred with the church in calling 
him as the regular pastor. 

His ordination occurred Nov. 26, 1783. In 1790 an arrangement 
was made with Mr. Green to preacli once a mouth in Woburn. The 
Woburn members of this Society in that year amounted to tweuty-two.- 

Soon after it was agreed, owing to increase of members there, that 
he should preach half the time in Woburn, and the name of the church 



Gift" (Boston, 1854), printed expressly for the children of his Sunday School, 
in accordance with his -wish, contains a number of his writings. 

1 For this sketch we are indebted to a History of the Baptist Church in Ar- 
lington, mainly written by Dr. SAvaim, and published in the Arlington Baptist 
Chm-ch Book. The writer of that sketch quotes Backus's History to the eflfect 
that a Baptist church existed in Cambridge as early as 1751. 

^ See Sewall's History of Woburn, p. 48-1. 



176 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

was altered to the " Cambridge and Woburn Baptist Church." The 
Woburn branch of the church gained more rapidly than the mother 
church; a new meeting-house was built in Woburn in 1794, and the 
organization became known solely as the " Woburn Baptist Church." 
In 1790 the society here had purchased " a spot five rods square " 
of Ephraim Cooke, and erected a house of worship, now occupied as 
a dwelluig-house, and situated at the east corner of Brattle Street. 
Here meetings were held more or less frequently as preaching could 
be obtained, and the pai'ish organization was continued until greater 
encouragement offered. Stephen Cutter, by will dated March 4, 1816, 
left a legacy to the Society of $5,000, to be paid at the death of his 
wife Mary Cutter. She generously relinquished nearly one-half, 
eighteen years before the time, and by her will, dated Sept. 2, 1834, 
added in land and money, save a few small legacies, her whole estate, 
all amounting to $11,375.24, including the present commodiovxs par- 
sonage. An act of incorporation of the Society was obtained Dec. 14, 
1816, and on Nov. 20, 1817, twenty-two persons, mostly connected with 
the existing church at Woburn, were by a council constituted the 
West Cambridge Baptist Church.' 

On Sept. 9, 1 828, a new meeting-house was dedicated in the present 
locality on land given by Mary Cutter. The Sabbath School was or- 
ganized Oct. 21, 1828. A new and more commodious church edifice 
was dedicated March 31, 1853. The house is of the Gothic style of 
architecture, and was erected at the cost of $15,000, including an or- 
gan and other appurtenances. It was subjected to extensive repairs 
about 1871, at an expense of over $11,000. 

The ministers of the Society have been: — Thomas Green, 1783-93; 
position of minister vacant, 1794-1818; Benjamin C. Grafton, 1818- 
23; John Ormsby, 1824-27; Ebenezer Nelson, 1828-34; Appleton 
Morse and Charles Miller, 1834-38;' Timothy C. Tingley, 1838-45; 
George J. Carleton, 1845-51; Joseph Banvard, 1851-53; Samuel B. 
Swaim, 1854-62; John Duncan, 1863-64; Amos Harris, 1865-75; 
Charles H. Spaulding, 1876-79. 

Universalist Society. — A Society of this denomination ap- 
pears to have existed in the town as early as 1832, but without 
a regular established organization till Aug. 13, 1840, when it 
■was voted to build a meeting-house, and a Society was organ- 
ized under the name of the First Universalist Society in 



1 The names of the original members of the church, formed Nov. 20, 1817, 
-were Daniel Brooks, Mary Cutter, Elizabeth Williams, Abigail Robbins, Deliv- 
erance Winship, Lydia Jones, Simeon Harrington, William Symmes, Nathan 
Russell, Jr., Seth Reed, Charles Mackintire, Martha Frost, Thomas H. Teel, 
Eliza Frost, Sally Putnam, Lucy Tufts, Leonard Cox, Susanna Crosby, Bath- 
sheba Brooks, Rachel Dickson, Hannah Estabrook, Daniel Crouch. 22. 

^ So given in the Arlington Baptist Church Book, but not recognized as such 
in the Massachusetts Registers of the time. 



PRESENT RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES. 177 

West Cambridge/ The meeting-house was accordingly built 
in 1840, and dedicated on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 1841. On Feb. 
21, 1848, the Society voted to petition the General Court for 
an act of incorporation. 

The first regular minister was the Eev. J. C. Waldo, whose term of 
service commenced on the first Sabbath after March 15, 1841, On 
April 1 2, following, the Society voted that he be installed. He remained 
as minister till 1847. On Sept. 20, of that year, the Rev. Willard 
Spaulding was invited as pastor ; and he was followed by the Rev. 
Oeorge Hill, who was first engaged to supply the pulpit on Aug. 27, 

1849, and invited to become^lie minister of the Society on Feb. 5, 

1850. After a ten-years' pamorate his resignation was accepted Jan. 
16, 1860. He was succeeded by the Rev. William E. Gibbs, who was 
invited to become pastor on May 28, 1860. Mr. Gibbs remained 
minister until Oct. 1, 1866, when his resignation took effect, and he 
was followed by Rev. J. W. Keyes, who was invited Dec. 7, 1866. 
On Aug. 30, 1869, the resignation of Mr. Keyes was accepted, to take 
effect Oct. 1, that year. Rev. William H. Ryder was invited March 
20, 1871. He resigned May 20, 1873. The present minister is the 
Rev. William F. Potter, who began to preach to the Society on the 
first Sunday in July, 1876.' 

Orthodox Congregational Society. — On the evening of 
June 8, 1842, several members of Orthodox churches, residing 
in West Cambridge and its vicinity, met at the residence of 
Miss Anna Bradshaw, for religious worship. Miss Bradshaw, 
the grand-daughter of the Rev. Samuel Cooke, the first minister 
of the Old Parish of the town (1739-1783), resided in the old 
parsonage of her grandfatlier on Pleasant Street, next the bury- 
ing-ground. The Rev. Dr. Albro, of Cambridge, was present 
on the above evening, and addressed the meeting. A weekly 
meeting for conference and prayer was at this time established. 
July 10, following, a sermon was preached under a large tent, 
erected on the grounds of Miss A. Bradshaw, for the celebra- 
tion of national independence. An appointment was made for 



^^The " subscribers to a fund for building a Universalist meeting-house in 
the toiftTi of West Cambridge," Avho petitioned for a "^'arrant for a parish meet- 
ing on Aug. 3, 18-iO, were Henry Frost, Jefferson Cutter, Joseph Locke, Wil- 
liam L. Clark, Francis Russell, AVilliam AVhittemore, Ammi C. Teel, Kimball 
Farmer, John Fowle, John Jarvis, Jesse P. Pattee, Josiah H. Russell, and Moses 
Bacon, clerk. 

2 Thanks are extended to Mr. Arthur W. Peirce for assistance in preparing 
this sketch. 

17 



178 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

preaching on the ensuing Sabbath at Miss Bradshaw's house. 
Services were held in the meeting-house of the Baptist Society 
four Sabbath evenings, and a hall was afterward used as a place 
of worship, Nov. 20, 1842, a meeting was held at a private 
house to consider the expediency of forming a church, and it 
was unanimously voted expedient to organize an Orthodox Con- 
gregational Church in West Cambridge. A council for the pur 
pose was held Dec. 14, 1842, and the public services of the 
organization were held in the Baptist Church. Nov. 29, 1844, 
the Society dedicated its raeeting-lrouse ; the lot on which it 
stands being the generous gift of Miss Anna Bradshaw. The 
house, after being repaired and enlarged at an expense equal- 
ling its original cost, was re-opened for worship on Nov. 15 
1857.' 
The ministers of this Society have been : — 

Francis Horton, installed May 17, 1843; dismissed March 29, 1854. 

Daniel R. Cady, installed Feb. 14, 1856; dismissed July 1, 1877. 

J. Lewis Merrill, jDresent minister, installed Jan. 3, 1878. 
The deacons of the church previous to 1859, were — 

Luke Wyman and Miles Gardner, elected 1842. 

John Field^ and Joseph Burrage, elected 1857. 

1 See Church Manual. The original members of the church were Rev. 
Thacldeus Fiske, D.D., Miles Gardner, Jonathan Teel, Thomas Teel, Edwin R. 
Walker, Luke Wyman, John Williams, Luke Wyman, Jr., James Wyman, Mrs. 
Lucy Fiske, Mrs. Lydia Teel, Mrs. Lydia T. Richardson, Mrs. Adeline W. 
Dodge, Miss Susan F. Teel, Miss Lydia T. Gardner, Miss Almira Gardner, Mrs. 
Lydia Gardner, Mrs. Mary Frost, ^liss Anna Bradshaw, Mrs. Ellen Bartlett, 
Mrs. Rebecca Williams, Miss Lucy Davis, Mrs. E. C. Proctor, Miss Catherine 
H. Pollard [Mrs. Symmes], Mrs. Mary Brown, Mrs. Frances A. Thompson, 
Mrs. Mary Ann Wyman, Mrs. Rebecca A. Drurj', Mrs. Amy Locke, Mrs. 
Eliza Osborn, Mrs. Electa B. Hill, Mrs, Ruthy Wyman, Mrs, H. M. Bemis, 
33. 

^ John Field went to Boston from Peterborough, N. H., in 1831, and en- 
gaged in the hide and leather business under the firm of Field & Converse, in 
which he was eminently successful. He died July 31, 1876, aged 66. See por- 
trait and sketch in History of Peterborough, N. H. He was remarkable for his 
systematic generosity to benevolent objects. He quietly gave his name and his 
influence to every good word and work. 

Rev. Daniel R. Cady, D.D., d. at Westboro', May 17, 1879. He was born 
in Malta, Saratoga Co., N.Y., Oct. 8, 1813, and graduated at Williams College 
in 1838. After studying and practising law two years, he studied for the min- 
istry, and graduated at Andover in 1845. He was ordained at Rutland, Mass., 
the same year, and preached there four years ; was then settled in Westboro,' and 
remained there from 1849 to 1856 ; then settled in Arlington till 1877, then re- 
turned and passed the remainder of his life in Westboro' . He was a man of sound 
-judgment and lovely Christian spirit, careful in his statements, never speaking 
ill of people, and slow to believe aught against any. He was also a man of 
.thorough culture and a good preacher. 



PRESENT RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES. 179 

St. Malachy's Church (Roman Catholic). — Tlie Catholics 
of Arlington formerly attended divine service in St. Peter's 
Church, Cambridge. In the year 1869 their increasing number 
induced the Rev. M. P. Dougherty, pastor of that Church, to 
organize an independent congregation and build a church edifice 
for Arlington. This building was used for the first time on 
Christmas day, 1870. It was not, however, formally dedicated 
until September, 1874, when it received the title of St. Malachy. 
Rev. Mr. Dougherty retained charge of the new parish until 
January 1st, 1873, when the Rev. J. M. Finotti was appointed 
to succeed him. Under his administration a parochial residence 
was purchased, and various improvements made in the church. 
He was assisted by Revs. J. B. Galvin and M. D. Murphy. 
Continued ill health obliged him in April, 1876, to resign his 
charge.* The present pastor is Rev. M. Harkins, who is as- 
sisted by Rev. J. J. O'Brien.* 

The Methodist Society. — About 1872, a Society of this de- 
nomination was formed, and has since held religious services 
in various halls in the town. Rev. J. W. Owens was their first 
minister. At present, most of the congregation attend worship 
at a church in West Medford. 

St. John's Church (Episcopal). — In 1875 religious services 
were first held in Arlington in conformity to the Liturgy of the 
Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States. Eiforts 
were soon made to erect a chapel, which has since been com- 
pleted. A parish has been organized, and now awaits ad- 
mission into union with the Convention of the Diocese of Mas- 
sachusetts. The Rev. D. G. Haskins, S.T.D., is the officiating 
Rector. 



* Mr. Finotti, a native of Italy, "was the author of a Bibliographia Catholica 
Americana, or a list of works written by Catholic Authors and published in the 
United States. See N. E. Hist. Gen. Register, xxvii. 438. 

2/Obligation is expressed to Eev. Mr, Harkins, who kindly furnished this 
sketch. 



GENEALOGICAL REGISTER 



OF THE INHABITANTS OF 



THE SECOND PRECINCT IN CAMBRIDGE. 



AFTERWARD 

THE TOWN OF WEST CAMBRIDGE 

AND 

THE TOWN OF ARLINGTON. 



The Genealogical Register is compiled from the following sources : — 

(1) A Church Book given to the Second Church in Cambridge by the Rev. 
Samuel Cooke, pastor. This book has a list of the members admitted at the 
gathering of the church 9 Sept. 1739 — the admissions to full communion by the 
church — the admissions to the church by the Rev. Thaddeus Fiske — the mem- 
bers of the Northwest Precinct Church regularly dismissed — the names of those 
who owned their covenant duriiig Mr. Cooke's ministry, also those during the 
ministry of Mr. Fiske — and other records relating to the church. 

(2) Scattered records of births, baptisms, marriages and deaths in the 
Northwest Precinct in Cambridge, which included a portion of the upper part of 
Charlestown afterward annexed to West Cambridge, now Arlington, kept in 
diaries or other records by the Rev. Samuel Cooke, pastor of the church, with 
the record of baptisms, marriages, deaths or bm-ials in the same Precinct kept by 
the Rev. Thaddeus Fiske — and the baptisms, marriages and deaths in West 
Cambridge recorded by the Rev. D. Damon. 

(3) A record of deaths from the more ancient gravestones in the old bury- 
ing- ground, &c. 



GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 



Abbkeviatioxs used : — Adm. refers to admissions to the eliureh ; o. c, 
" owned their covenant" — a sort of half-way membership of the church, not an 
admission to full communion ; dism. refers to regular dismissions by the church. 
Births, baptisms, deaths and marriages are referred to by the usual abbrevia- 
tions of b. birth, bap. baptism, d. death, m. marriage; g. s. signifies gravestone 
— generally in the ancient Precinct burying- ground. Such abbreviations as f. 
for father, s. for son, w, for wife, dau. for daughter. Pet. for Precinct, ch, for 
church, fun. for funeral, wid. for widow, Camb.for Cambridge, Chas. for Charles - 
town, and others that might be mentioned, will readily explain themselves. 



ADAMS, Joseph, who o. c. at Cambridge 9 Dec. 1711, and was adm. 
Camb. ch. (First Parish) 16 Mar. 1718-11), with w. Racdel joined 
the Pet. ch. (Second Parish) at its organization 9 Sept. 1739. He 
was a selectman and assessor of Cambridge five years between 1729 
and 1738, and a lieutenant. Styled "Father'' by the Rev. Mr. 
Cooke. He died in the Pet. 18 Oct. 1774, a. 86 (g. s.) ; his wid. Ra- 
chel, with whom he lived in the marriage state fifty-seven years, d. 1 
Aug. (fun. 3 Aug.), 1775, a. 85 (g. s.). He was prob. s. of Joseph, 
and grandson of John Adams, millwright, of Menotomy Row before 
1678. His father, Joseph, m. Margaret Fames 21 Feb. 1687-8. She 
was born in Sudbury 8 July, 1666, dau. of Thomas Fames (see Paige, 
539), whose house at Framingham was destroyed 1 Feb. 1675-6, her 
mother and some of the children killed, and she carried captive (in her 
childhood) by the Indians. (See Barry, 27, &c., 227.) He m. first, 
Rebecca, dau. of William Cutter, 18 Jan. 1710-11, who d. 12 
Jan. 1717-18, a. 24 (g. s. Cambridge), by whom he had Thomas, b. 
3, bap. 9 Dec. 1711, d. 17 Nov. 1713; Thomas (first named Joseph), 
b. 20, bap. 23 Aug. 1713; Joseph, b. 8 July, 1715 (family rec- 
ord); Margaret, b. 26 May, 1717 (bap. 2 June, 1717, at Med- 
ford), m. Elisha Doubledee, or Doubleday, of (Lebanon) Connec- 
ticut, at Medford, 21 Oct. 1736. Joseph Adams was one of the 
Precinct committee seven years between 1733 and 1753, and Pet. 
treasurer 1735-50, fifteen years; also Pet. assessor. His second w. 
Rachel was prob. Rachel Allen of Weston, m. 26 June, 1718 {Bond, 
6), by whom he had Rebecca, b. 12, bap. 18 Sept. 1720, adm. Camb. 
ch. 20 May, 1739, and Pet. ch. 9 Sept. 1739, m. Samuel Kent 27 Nov. 
n40; Lucy, b. 29 Oct. bap. 4 Nov. 1722, adm. Pet. ch. 22 Mar. 1741, 
m. John Cutter, Jr., 21 May, 1745, d. 17 Ap. 1810, see Cutter (par. 
9); II7//iam, b. 12, bap. 17 Jan. 1724-5; J/ary, bap. 2 Ap. 1727, d. 
young; Anna, b. 8 July, 1729, adm. Pet. ch. 27 Aug. 1749, m. Peter 
Tufts, Jr., of Charlestown, 19 Apr. 1750, d. 7 Feb. (fun. Medford 10 
Feb.) 1813; 3Iary, b. 12, bap. 20 May, 1733, adm. Pet. ch. 10 Mar. 



184 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

1751, m. Nathan Tufts, of Charlestown, 6 June, 1751 (she m. second, 
Richard Clark of Watertowu). See Wyman's Charlestoton Genealo- 
gies and Estates, p. 6, &c. 

2. Thomas, s. of Joseph (1), m. Anna, dau. of Ephraim Frost, 
22 Sept. 1737. She d. 6 Oct. 1740, at Worcester, where he had re- 
moved, having had Joseph, d. 6 Oct. 1740, same time with mother, and 
buried in same cofRn. He m. second, Lydia, dau. of John Chadwick 
of Wore, who d. there in 1748. He returned to Cambridge, and m. 
third, Wid. Elizabeth Bowman, 15 Sept. 1754, maiden name perhaps 
Saunders. He was adm. Pet. ch. from the ch. in Wore. 30 May, 1756; 
was a capt. in the French War, and tavern-keeper in Menotomy. He 
was rated here in 1777, but not in 1781. He d. Oct. 1802, in liis 90th 
year. By second w. had Hannah, b. at Wore. 13 Apr. 1743, m. Wal- 
ter Russell 17 Dec. 1761, and Enos Jones, Ashburnham, 26 Dec. 1790, 
d. 17 Oct. 1836; John, b. (21, Wore. Rec.) 22 Jan. 1744-5, died aged 
104; and by third w. had Lydia, b. 20, bap. 24 Aug. 1755, Menot., 
m. first, Lemuel Blanchard, and second, Joseph Thorndike, Esq., Jaf- 
frey, N. H., 30 July, 1795; Lucretia, b. 2, bap. 7 Aug. 1757, Menot., 
m. Ethan Wetherby, 31 Dec. 1775; Ebenezer Thomas, b. 10, bap. 17 
Jan. 1762, Menot., m. Polly Goodwin of Charlestown, 20 June, 1784 
(Chas. Rec.) See Wyman, 7, 419. Thomas the father is styled " gen- 
tleman " in a deed to Lemuel Blanchard in 1778. [See par. 19, for 
servants and others at his house.] Capt. Thomas Adams was a Pet. 
committeeman and assessor in 1764.^ 

3. Joseph, s. of Joseph (1), adm. Camb. ch. 3 Dec. 1738, and to 
Pet. ch. at organization 9 Sept. 1739 ; m. Martha, dau. of Ephraim 
Frost, 10 Jan. 1740, who was adm. Camb. ch. 3 Dec. 1738, and to 
Pet. ch. 9 Sept. 1739. She d. 23 Dec. 1749, a. 28 (g. s.), and he 
m. second, Hannah, dau. of Thomas Hall, 11 Sept. 1750. She was 

1 On Nov. 12, 1758, the Rev. Samuel Cooke preached a sermon on the return of 
Capt. Adams and company from the French War, with the loss of only a single 
man. This sermon was remembei-cd in Dec. 1848, by the centenarian John 
Adams, the son of Capt. Thomas Adams, the commander of the company. 
James Adams, a son of John Adams, in a letter dated at Harford, Pa., 27 Dec. 
1848, and addressed to the late Dr. Benjamin Cutter, of Woburn, Mass., speaks 
of the occurrence thus : " Dear Friend, I received a letter from you dated Decem- 
ber 1st, likewise a sermon delivered by Parson Cooke the Sunday after my 
grandfather Thomas Adams returned from eight months service in the French 
War. My father recollects the time very well ; he was then about fourteen years 
of age, and was very anxious to go with him, but his father would not consent 
to have him go ; but he went with him to Springfield, then returned home. The 
company that 'listed under my grandfather were from a number of towns : all 
that went from Menotomy returned, except Thomas Robbins [should be Jo- 
seph, not Thomas Robbins — see History of Precinct under 1758], who died in a 
fit. Father recollects going to meeting, and when I read the sermon to him, it was 
fresh in his memory.*** My father is now almost 104 years old, or will be 22d 
Januarj', if he lives to see that day. He has failed a great deal for the year 
past, but now he is so that he can walk about, often without a staff. He reads 
but very little to what he did a year ago. He used to read nearly one half of the 
time for a number of years." John Adams died 26 Feb. 1849, aged 104 years, I 
month, 4 days. 



GENEALOGICAL EEGISTER. 185 

adm. Pet. ch. 10 March, 1751. He was ehosen deaeon of same eh. 
5 Dec. 1759. Vessels, lineu and cash belonging to the ch. were 
taken from his house in Menotomy by the King's Troops, 19 Ap. 
1775. His wife's experience that day was mentioned by Pres. Lang- 
don 31 May, 1775 — Election Sermon at Watertown — as that of 
a woman in bed with a newborn infant, forced by the threats of 
the soldiery to escape, almost naked, to an open out-house, her house 
then set on fire, &c. Deacon Adams was a Selectman of Camb. four 
years, between 1758 and 1771 ; Precinct committeeman and asses- 
sor, 1759, '60, '65-67; Precinct treasurer, 1762-81, nineteen years; 
Precinct collector, 1786. He d. in Menotomy 3 May, 1794, a. 79 
(g. s.). His w. Hannah d. 13 Au^. 1803, a. 72 (73, g. s.). 
By first wife had Anna, b. 14, bap. 14 Dec. 1740, adm. Pet. ch. 
1 June, 1760, m. Timothy Tufts of Medford 7 (19) May, 1761 
(d. 8 Oct. 1825); Joseph, b. 29 Nov. bap. 15 Dec. 1743; 3fartha,h. 
25, bap. 28 Sept. 1746, adm. Pet. ch. 23 Apr. 1769, m. Samuel Tufts, 
2d, of Medford, 11 May, 1769 (d. 28 Aug. 1811); Margaret, b. 30 
Sept. bap. 8 Oct. 1749, adm. Pet. ch. 23 Apr. 1769, m. Samuel Locke, 
Jr., 16 May, 1771 (d. 29 Oct. 1808). By second wife had Thomas, b. 
19-20, bap. 21 July, 1751; Rebecca, b. 16, bap. 19 Aug. 1753, adm. 
Pet. ch. 30 Mar. 1777 (d. unm. 19 May, 1834) ; Hannah, b. 12, bap. 
25 Apr. 1756, m. Peter Tufts, 3d, of Charlestown, 22 July, 1773 
(d. 24 Jan. 1843); Susanna, b. (26 June), bap. 2 July, 1758, m. 
Gershom Teel of Medford, 3 Oct. 1776 (d. 28 June, 1828); Mary, b. 
(13), bap. 15 Feb. 1761, m. Benjamin Winship, 4 Apr. 1788, Camb. 
(d. 2 Oct. 1845-6); Nathan, b. 9, bap. 14 Aug. 1763; Joel andi Amos, 
twins, b. 23, bap. 25 Aug. 1765; Daniel, b. 14, bap. 27 Mar. 1768; 
Abigail, b. 18, bap. 20 Sept. 1772, m. Joseph Convers of Medford, 
19 Oct. 1800 (d. 30 Mar. 1835) ; Ann, b. 1, bap. 9 Apr. 1775, m. 
James Hill 11 Oct. 1796. See Wyman, p. 6. 

4. William, s. of Joseph (1), m. Sarah, dau. of Zechariah Hill, 
14 June, 1750. Marriage fee 40s. Both were adm. to Pet. ch. 28 
Apr. 1751. He was ensign of Pet. trainband in 1771, the captain 
of a company in Col. Thatcher's regiment of Militia, which marched 
at the request of Gen. Washington on the taking possession of 
Dorchester Heights 4 Mar. 1776, and selectman of Camb. in 1779. 
He d. 10 Sept. 1787, a 62 (g. s.) ; his w. Sarah d. 11 Nov. 1805, a. 
74 (g. s.). They had John, b. 25, bap. 28 Jidy, 1751 ; William, b. 
12, bap. 16 Dec. 1753; Sarah, b. 10, bap. 11 Apr. 1756, m. James 
Perry 19 Oct. 1773 (d. 19 July, 1780); Lucy, b. (7), bap. 10 Sept. 
1758, m. John Cutter, 3d, 4 Feb. 1777, see Cutter (par. 19), (d. 9 
Nav. 1830); Aiina^h. (1), bap. 1 Mar. 1761, m. first, Richard Hay 
of Charlestown 25 Mar. 1781, and second, Kendall Bailey of 
Charlestown (see Wyman, 46); Rebecca, b. 10, bap. 10 June, 1764, m. 
James Russell of Charlestown 6 Mar. 1783 (d. 14 Nov. 1831) ; Lydia, 
b. 2, bap. 6 Sept. 1767, m. Edward Russell 9 May, 1786, Camb., and 
James Cutter 20 July, 1809 (d. 25 Aug. 1818); Margaret, b. 12, bap. 
12 Nov. 1769, m. Thomas Russell of Charlestown 25 Nov. 1788 (rem. 
to Ashburnham) ; Mary, b. 7, bapt. 12 July, 1772, m. Nathaniel Rus- 



186 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

sell of Charlestown 8 Mar. 1795 (d. 13 Oct. 1800); Susanna, b. 10, 
bapt. 12 Apr. 1778, m. George Prentice, Jr., 7 June, 1804 (d. 29 
June, 1860). Capt. William was a Pet. committeeman and assessor 
1773, '74; Precinct treasurer, 1783, '84; and resided in the old 
Adams House which formerly stood near the railroad depot. See Wy- 
man's Chas., p. 7. 

5, John, s. of Thomas (2), m. two wives [first, Joanna Munroe of 
Lexington 9 July, 1770, d. 26 Nov. 1822 {Locke Booh, 48). She was 
born, according to his bible, 12 Apr. 1747; their chil. were born, 
John, 27 Apr. 1771; Live (or Levi), 31 Dec. 1773; Joajina, 18 June, 
1775; Jonas, 8 Apr. 1777; James, 10 June, 1779; Rebecca, 22 Feb. 
1781; Walter-Russell, 5 Apr. 1783; Betsey, 30 Oct. 1785; Polly, 25 
Jan. 1789.] John the father lived the greater part of his life in 
Ashburnham, and d. at Harford, Pa., 26 Feb. 1849, a. 104 years, 
1 mo. 4 days. Some letters written by him at the age of 102 were 
published. 

[The last days of this venerable man are described in two letters of his son, 
James Adams, to the late Dr. Benjamin Cutter, of Woburn, Mass. In one 
dated at Harford, Pa., 27 Dec. 1848, he says of his father at that date: "The 
greatest trouble he has is in conversmg with jieople, he is so deaf; he thinks it 
a burden for people to converse with him. I presume there have been hundreds 
caU to see him since he was an hundred years old, on account of seeing a man 
over a hundred years old. I got a petition sent to Congress to see if I could 
get something for services that he had done in the Revolutionary War ; he had 
been out long enough — though not at one time — to draw a pension by law ; 
three months was the longest time he was out, but the time was out before 
there was another call ; he had a man that lived with him that went three months ; 
while he was gone there was another call, and he turned out himself— the time 
that Burgoyne surrendered. He was not in the battle at Lexington, but was 
there the next day : he went to Cambridge and stayed until there were a suffi- 
cient number enlisted to guard the place and then returned home * * * * he 
stated the time in his own handwriting and gave oath to it. Hon. Isaac Hill, 
from New Hampshire, called and made us a visit last fall ; he told my father 
that he should go to Washington this winter, and he would do what he cotdd 
for him, if he lived to that time ; if it should so happen that you should see 
Mr, Hill before he goes to WashingttTii, please to tell him that my father is now 
living." 

The second letter, dated at Harford, 21 Mar. 1849, contains the following: "I 
received your letter of Feb. 15. The day that my father died. I got him up in 
the morning and dressed him as usual ; he eat his breakfast ; I thought that he 
did not appear as he had done before, but still he appeared to be comfortable. 
I read the letter that you sent me ; ' AVell, James,' says he, ' what a fine thing it 
is to have friends, and I hope they don't think I have suffered for anything, for 
you have always helped me to everything for my comfort : tell my friends, I 
thank them kindly for the present they sent me.' This was about ten o'clock. 
After noon I thought I would ask him those questions that you wrote. I asked 
him if he remembered what my grandfather's third wife's maiden name was ; 
he thought a minute, then says, ' It appears to me that my memory is all gone, 
but I think her name was Sanders' I put more questions, but did not get an 
ansM^er ; then he appeared to go to sleep in his chair, as he often did ; about 
half past three, I asked if he had not better lie down ; says he. ' I think I will.' 
I helped him to bed, and he appeared to go to sleep ; he never spoke after that ; at 
eight o'clock in the evening his breath left his body Avithout a groan, or the 
least motion that could be perceived. His age was one hundred and four years, 
one mouth and four days. My dear friend, I return you my sincere thanks for 
the respect you have shown me and my deceased father."] 



GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 187 

G. JosErn, s. of Joseph (3), m. Lucy Kent 6 Sept. 1770. Both 
were adm. Pet. eh. lo Dec. 1771. [He d. 20-25 Dec. 1824, a. 81.] 
Had in Menotomy, a son stillborn, 30 Apr. 1771. See Wyman's 
Gharlestoxon, p. 7. 

7. Thomas, s. of Joseph (3), adm. Pet. ch. 30 Mar. 1777 [m. 
Martha Stone 28 May, 1780]. She was adm. Pet. ch. 22 Oct. 1780. 
Had in Menotomv, Thomas, bap. 8 July, 1781 ; a son stillborn 2 Mar. 
1783; Lydia, d. o (6) July, 1788, a. 3 (g. s.) 4 (Fiske) ; Lydia, bap. 
31 May, 1789; Liwy, baj). 16 Sept. 1792. Thomas the father and 
w. Martha were dism. to ch. in New Salem, 5 Nov. 1797. [She d. 
22 Jan. 1847, a. 96. He d. 27 June, 1848, a. 96 yrs. and 11 mos.] 

8. Nathan, s. of Joseph (3), rem. to Medford, and m. there Mar- 
tha Adams 3 Apr. 1788, who d. there of "child-bed fever" 18 Ajar. 
1803, a. 35, and he m. second, Rebecca Tufts, of Charlestown, 13 
Dec. 1803 (Medford Records). [He d. 25 Mar. 1842, a. 78. His wife 
d. 24 Feb. 1849, a. 78]. Nathan, Jr., and Elizabeth Butters were m. 
in Medford 29 Apr. 1812. (See N. E. Hist. Gen. Reg., xiv.) 

9. Joel, s. of Joseph (3), m. Sybil Stone of Medford 23 Oct. 
1788. Both o. c. at Menot. 28 June, 1789; had Sibbel, bap. 28 
June, 1789; i?e6ecc«, bap. 20 May, 1792. [He d. 8 Feb. 1841, a. 
75.] 

10. Amos, twin with Joel (9), m. Lydia Adams of Camb., he of 
Medford, 19 Apr. 1790. [Pie d. 24 Mar. 1844, a. 78.] 

11. Daniel, s. of Joseph (3), m. Phebe Britton of Carab. 3 Jane, 
1793. Both o. c. at Menot. 23 Feb. 1794. Both were adm. Pet. ch 
6 May, 1804. Had in Menotomy, Phebe, bap. 23 Mar. 1794, m 
George Swan, W. Camb. 23 Dec. 1810; Cynthia, bap. 17 Apr. 1796: 
Daniel, bap. 27 May, 1798; Hannah, bap. 24 May, 1801, d. 15 Oct 
1802, a. 14 (Fiske), 15 mos. (g. s.) ; Hannah, bap. 19 Feb. 1804; 
Franklin, bap. 14 Apr. 1805, d. 25 (26) Sept. 1805, a. 5 mos. (Fiske), 
6 mos. (g. s.) ; Louisa, hn]}. 21 Dec. 1806. [He rem. to Jaffrey, 
N. H.] Daniel Adams was a Pet. committeeman 1802-1807. 

12. John, s. of William (4), m. Ruth, dau. of James Perry, 2 (or 
4) Dec. 1773. Both o. c. at Menotomy 24 Apr. 1774. She d. 22 
July, 1776, a. 24 (g. s.). He m. Elizabeth Gardner of Charlestown 
18 Nov. 1777. She — "dau. of late Henry Gardner" — had identified 
herself with Menotomy, by adm. to the Pet. ch. and baptism, 30 Mar. 
1777. John, her husband, was adm. to Pet. ch. 26 Apr. 1778. She 
d. 20 Apr. 1785, a. 29 (g. s.), and he m. his third w. Hannah Phelps, 
orig. of Andover (at Camb.) 6 July, 1786. He was chosen deacon of 
P-ct. ch. 19 Apr. 1792, was a selectman of Camb. seven years, between 
1781 and 1795; Pet. committeeman, 1792, '93, 1802-05; Pet. asses- 
sor, 1792, '93, '95, 1801, '07, and d. 31 Mar. 1819, a. 67 (g. s.). His 
w. Hannah was adm. Pet. ch. 12 Sept. 1802, and d. 16 Dec. 1854, a. 
93 yrs. 5 mos. (g. s.). By w. Ruth had John, b. 7, bap. 19 June, 
1774; James, b. 17, bap. 19 May, 1776, d. 24 Aug. 1776, a. 4 mos. 
Bv w. Elizabeth had, James, b. (28) 30 July, bap. 12 Aug. 1778, d. 
(unm.) W. Camb. 16 Dec. 1818, a. 40; Bette, or Betsey, b. 24, bap. 
27 Feb. 1780, m. David Hill 13 Sept. 1799; Joseph, b. 15, bapt. 21 



188 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

Apr. 1782; Sarah, m. Thomas Fillebrown, Jr., 31 Jan. 1808 (she d. 
24 Oct. 1877, a. 92). By w. Hannah had TFi7&/»., bap. 11 Jan. 
1789; Samuel,ha.Y>. 3 Oct. 1790; ^?m9, bap. 19 Ang. 1792, d. (29) 
Sept. 1794, a. 3 (Fiske), 2 (g. s.) ; Lydia, b. 9 (Camb.), bap. 12 Nov. 
1797, m. Endor Estabrook, W. Camb. 27 (29) Aug. 1818 (she d. 25 
Feb. 18GG, a. G8) ; Hannah,h. 25 (Camb.), bap. 29 Sept. 1799, d. 
(unm.) 13 Oct. 1821, a. 22 (g. s.) ; Amos (b. 16 Nov. 1804), bap. 24 
Mar. 1805, '' on the first Sabbath in the new Meeting-house of Wor- 
ship." See Wyman's Charlestown, pp. 7, 11. 

13. William, s. of William (4), was one of the Menotomy com- 
pany of minute-men, under Capt. Benjamin Locke, 19 Apr. 1775. 
He was rated in Camb. 1777, and in Menotomy 1781, and m. Hannah 
Stone (26 June, 1781), who — dan. of Jonathan Stone of Watertown 
— was bap. at Menot. 5 Apr. 1761. Both were adm. Pet. ch. 11 Aug. 
1782, and had William, b. 1, bap. 6 Oct. 1782, adm. Pet. ch. 20 Feb. 
1806, d. 18 May, 1806, a. 24 (Fiske), 23 (g. s.) ; Hannah, d. 9 (11, 
Fiske) Apr. 1792, a. 7 (g. s.) ; Cherry, adm. Pet. ch. 20 Feb. 1806, d. 
20 Feb. 1806, a. 18 (g. s.) ; Jonas, b. 28 Sept. (Charlestown), bap. 
18 Oct. 1789, d. 16 (18, Fiske) Apr. 1792, a. 2 (g. s.) ; Jonathan, bap. 
6 Nov. 1791, d. 16 (18, Fiske) Apr. 1792, a. 6 mos. (g. s.); Jonas, 
bap. 3 Mar. 1793, m. (he of Charlestown) Sophia Wellington, W. 
Camb. 18 June, 1815, d. (a lieut.) 9 May, 1820, a. 27 (g. s.)— see 
Wyman, jj. 7; Hannah, bap. 26 July, 1795, m. (she of Charlestown) 
Benjamin Cutter, 2d, W. Camb. 11 June, 1815 — see Cutter (par. 
54)— (d. 15 Oct. 1819, a. 24, Fiske); 3fary, bap. 28 Aug. 1803 [m. 
W. W. Pratt of Shrewsbury, and d. 2 Feb. 1845, a. 41— Ward's Mst. 
Shreivshury, 396]. William the father res. in Gharhstown End — see 
Wyman. p. 7— aud d. 9 July, 1820, a. 66 (67). His w. Hannah d. 
15 Oct. 1818, a. 62 (Fiske), 57 (g. s.). 

14. John, s. of John (12), m. Susanna Cutter — Cutter (par. 37) 
— at Menot. 5 Apr, 1798 [rem. to North Andover, and d. 25 Nov. 
1833. His wife d. 20 June, 1833. Had ten chil. — see Wyman, p. 
13; Gutter Booh,'!^^.'] 

15. Joseph, s. of John (12), m. Elizabeth Butterfield, W. Camb., 
12 Feb. 1809, d. (18) 28 May, 1811, a. 28 (g. s.), and Sibbel Sander- 
son of Watertown (5 Dec. 1811). He d. lO^'Dec. 1819, a. 38 (g. s.). 
His wid. Sibbel m. William Horn of Watertown, at W. Camb. 13 
Oct. 1825. Joseph had a child, d. 21 May, 1811, W. Camb., and 
another, d. 8 Jan. 1814, a. 4. 

16. William, s. of John (12), m. Sukey Foster at W. Camb. 17 
Sept. 1818. He d. 26 Mar. 1827, a. 38 (g. s.). His wid. Sukey o. c. 
and was baj"). W. Camb. ch. 17 June, 1827, the same time when Susan- 
Ann, William, and Hannah-Foster, his chil., were baptized. His w. 
Sukey d. 13 Sept. 1846, a. 55 y. 6 m. (g. s.). Susan-Ann m. Samuel 
W. Russell at W. Camb. 24 Oct. 1838, and resided in Woburn. 

17. Samuel, s. of John (12), m. Anna Whittemore of Charles- 
town, 26 May, 1822. [Resided in Lexington, where he had chil. — 
Hudson's Genealogies, 8 — and d. 16 Sept. 1866, a. 75; his w. d. 14 
May, 1862, a. 62.] 



GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 189 

18. Amos, s. of John (12) [m. Rebecca Whittemore at W, Camb. 
25 June, 1834. Mr. Adams, who is the only voter of the name in 
Arlington in 1879, has had married daughters, but no sons]. 

19. Jack, aged 6, negro boy of Thomas (2), d. N. W. Pet. 29 
May, 1755. Ambrose, a. 5, negro boy of same, bap. 17 Oct. 1756. 
One Willard of Harvard, at Thomas Adams's, d. 11 July, 1756, a. 23. 
Widow Saunders, at Capt. Adams's, d. 19 Apr. 1763, a. 85 — perhaps 
his thii-d wife's mother. 

Stephen Ford of Charlestown, at Joseph Adams's, d. 23 Mar. 1756, 
a. 79 (par. 3?). 

Joshua Stearns, son of wid. S., at Mr. Adams's, d. 9 Nov. 1749, a. 9. 

20. Samukl, and Sarah Turner m. in N. W. Pet. 25 Feb. 1776— 
residents. [Prob. because of the military occupation and environment 
of Boston, 1775-76.] Roger of Newton and Mary Russell of Camb. 
m. 14 Oct. 1805.' Isaac of Boston and Edith Winship of Lexing- 
ton, m. 2 Sept. 1806. 

21. Joseph, Esq. [H. U. 1803, son of Moses Adams (II. U. 1771), 
minister of Acton. The father, a student, was adm. Camb. ch. (First 
Parish) 21 Apr. 1771.] Joseph, b. Acton 25 Sept. 1783, m. Elmira, 
dau. of Rev. Thaddeus Fiske, at W. Camb. 19 Nov. 1811, andd. here 
9 (10) June, 1814, a. 31 (g. $.). Elmika, his wife, was adm. 
W. Camb. ch. 14 Aug. 1814, and dism. " to Episcopal ch., Boston, 
Rev. Mr. Potter's," 15 Dec. 1828. She d. 13 June, 1854 (monu- 
ment). 

22. George S., Charlestown, m. Lucy Hill, W. Camb. 20 Sept. 
1832. Joseph W. and Susan Carter, both of Lowell, m. W. Camb. 
17 May, 1835. Lydia, of Camb. m. Amos Adams of Medford (see 
par. 10). 

23. Henry, d. W. Camb. 8 Apr. 1843, a. 46; had a son, d. 29 Sept. 
1836, a. 8 wks., and George- Gilbert, h-A])i. 17 May, 1840 (Damon). 
Maky, wid. d. 10 Sept. 1840, a. (80) 81 (g. s.). [John, d. 21 Aug. 
1860, a. 45, g. s. Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.] 

ALCUTT, Mark, and Olive A. Walker of Lexington, m. 22 Nov. 
1827. 

ALLEN, George, of Cambridge, m. Hannah White of Watertown, 
16 Sept. 1756. Perhaps the Geoi-ge Allen of Waltham, from Med- 
ford in 1758, afterward of Watertown (see Bond's Wat. 7, 674; Hist. 
3Ied. 570). 

2. Elizabeth, adult, o. c. and bap. W. Camb. ch. 12 Aug. 1810. 
Prob. Elizabeth m. Peter Locke 26 Dec. 1810. (See Locke Book, 
166.) She was adm. to the ch. 19 Mar. 1820. 

- 3. Elizabeth, was adm. to the ch. 27 June, 1813. Prob. w. of 
Elijah, whose s. Elijah, aged 11 yrs., was bap. 27 June, 1813. Eli- 
jah the father d. 17 Apr. 1835, a. 77. Elizabeth (2) was his daugh- 



1 Roger Adams, of Newton, m. Hephzibah Russell, of Lexmgton, 9 Nov. 
1777. — Lexington Records. 

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190 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

ter. Elijah the son m. Eliza Hill, 25 Aug. 1825, and had son George 
A., buried 4 Sept. 1838, a. 5 yrs. 

4. Abbot, m. Hannah Foster, 1 May, 1825. Hannah, w. of 
Abbot, o. c. 17 June, 1827, when she and John Foster, s. of Abbot, 
were baptized. 

5. Ebenezer H., of Bolton, and Mrs. Mary P. Averv of W. 
Camb. m. 25 Mar. 1841. (See Gutter Book, 236, 394.) 

ANDERSON, John, of Boston, and Wid. Hannah Smith of Lex- 
ington, m. 31 Jan. 1828. 

ANDREW, Maky— at Capt. Whittemore's— d. 7 Dec. 1756. Prob. 
Mary, dau. of William Andrew of Camb. and living unm. in 1753 
(see Paige, 480). 

ANDREWS, Thomas, d. 15 Mar. 1801, a. 53. Elizabeth, d. 17 
Aug. 1807, a. 55. Joseph E. had w. Sarah, and chil. Sarah Wil- 
liams, Joseph Ellis and George Frederick baptized W. Camb., 7 Aug. 
1836. Sarah, w. of Joseph E., d. 8 Sept. 1836, a. 31. (Joseph E. 
was pub. to Sarah Parsons, Jan. 5, 1812? — Woman's Ghas. 22.) 

ANGIER, Sarah, m. John Hildreth, 3 Jan. 1776. (See Paige, 
482.) 

ANNIS, Lucy K., and Edmund M. Fessenden of Charlestown, m. 
3 Feb. 1828. 

ASH, Mary and John Peirce of W. Camb. m. 19 May, 1811. 
Betsey, and Samuel Locke 2d, m. 29 Nov. 1815. 

AUGUSTUS, John, and Harriet Stearns of Lexington, m. 6 Nov. 
1817. 

AUSTIN, Jaimes Trecothick, and Catherine Gerry of Cambridge, 
m. 2 Oct. 1806. He grad. H. U. 1802. LL.D. and attorney-general 
of Massachusetts. (See Drake's Biog. Diet.) 

AVE RILL, Selina A., of Charlestown, and Frederick A. Ken- 
dall, of Medford, m. 10 Sept. 1826. 

AVERY, Joshua, m. Mary Russell of W. Camb. 27 Dec. 1807. 
Joshua, Esq., d. 23 Apr. 1840, a. 63. Elias, m. Louisa Buckman, 
1 Jan. 1828. Ezra, m. Ruth Buckman, 7 Feb. 1828. Thomas R., 
d. 21 Jan. 1836, a. 26, and Mrs. Mary P., his widow, m. Ebenezer 
H. Allen of Bolton, at W. Camb. 25 Mar. 1841. She was Mary Put- 
nam Cutter (see Gutter Book, 236, 394). 

AYRES, Julia Ann, dau. of Leonard, d. 18 May, 1839, a. 2 
yrs. 

BABBIT, Godfrey— a stranger— d. 30 May, 1811, a. 21. The 
youngest son of Nathan, Esq., and Anna of Westmoreland, N. H., ac- 
cording to a slab in the old burying-ground. 

BABCOCK, Augustus, and Maria Foster of W. Camb., m. 20 
Nov. 1825. 



GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 191 

BACKER, Jonx, was found dead in the woods, 25 Feb. 1745, a. 
90 yrs. 

BACON, Elizabeth, of Bedford, and David Robinson of New 
Ipswich, m. 4 June, 1794. 

BALCH, Joseph, d. 1 Sept. 1826, a. 88. Captain, a native of 
Boston, a Revolutionary Patriot (g. s.). 

BALDWIN, Keziah, of Woburn, m. Reuben Johnson, 5 Aug. 
1777. She was prob. the Keziah Wyman, who m. Reuel Baldwin of 
Woburn, 4 Oct. 1769. 

BALL, Nahum, Doct, adm. to the ch. 28 Oct. 1798, had s. Nahum, 
bap. 28 Oct. 1798. Doct. Nahum d. 6 Dec. 1810, a. 49. See Bell. 

BARBER, Mrs. Abigail, d. 15 Oct. 1804, a. 26. 

BARKER, Mary C. and John Wood, Jr., of Boston, m. 28 Jan. 
1841. 

BARNARD, Phebe, and James Fillebrown of Camb. m. 24 May, 
1798. (See Paige, 445, 650.) 

BARR, Thomas, had Dugald, Mary Jane and Janet Buchanan, 
baptized 19 Feb. 1837 (Damon). ^ 

BARRETT, Thomas, and Elizabeth Cook, both Cambridge, m. 6 
Dec. 1771. RuTHT, dau. of Thomas — Camb. — bap. 23 July, 1775. 
(See Paige, 484.) Mrs. Barrett — at the almshouse — d. 18 Apr. 
1841, a. 39. 

BARRY or BERRY. Woman from Boston at Mr. Barry's, d. 
11 Api-. 1746. James, d. 21 June, 1748, a. 53. Widow Elizabeth 
— old age — d. 21 Apr. 1765, a. 70. Pina — Indian servant — late Mrs. 
Barry's— d. 2 Feb. 1776, a. 84. 

JBATHRICK, Elizabeth, w. of John, was adm. to Pet. ch. 10 
Aug. 1740; she d. 18 June, 1747, a. 39. John, her husband, adm. to 
the ch. 17 May, 1747. Had Hannah, b. 30 Aug., bap. 6 Sept. 1741, 
adm. Pet. ch. 21 Sept. 1766; Josias or Josiah, b. 3, baji. (15) Dec. 



I Thomas Barr, b. at Glasgow, Scotlaud, in 1802, d. at his residence 89 Con- 
cord Street, Lawrence, June 14, 1879, at the age of 77 years. He early removed 
to this country, and spent most of his life in La-mrence and in Lowell, though 
he carried on the business of a block printer at Taunton, Arlington and Bur- 
lington. He joined the Odd FeUows at Taunton in 1828, being the oldest Odd 
Fellow perhaps in the state. At his decease he was a member of Merrimack 
Lodge, Lowell. He was also a member of the Grand Lodge and was at one 
time grand warden. He joined the Masons in Lowell in 1845. At his death the 
family consisted of a widow and five children, Col. Barr of the U. S. A., sta- 
tioned at St. Paul, being one of them. 

His place of business in Arlington was at Schouler's milL When Bethel 
Lodge, No. 12, Arlington, was reinstituted in 1866, he was one of its most en- 
ergetic supporters. He was an honored guest when this lodge dedicated its new 
and elegant hall in Bank Block, and on that occasion made a pleasant congratu- 
latory address. — Essex Eagle; Arlington Advocate. 



192 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

1743, d. 11 Dec. 1U3, a. 7 days; Lydia, b. 30 June, bap. 6 July, 1746, 
d. 17 July, 1749, a. 4 yrs. (Cooke) ; Ruth, b. and bap. 31 July, 1748, 
d. 29 May, 1754, a. 6 yrs. (Cooke); a son, b. 4 Dec, d. 5 Dec. 1750, 

a. 1 day; Lydia, b. 19, bap. 22 Mar. 1752; Ruth, b. 8 Oct., bap. 8 
Dec. 1754. John the father m. Ruth Hooke, 24 Dec. 1747 (1746 m 
copy), and d. 3 June, 1769, a. 69. See Wymaii's Chas. Geneal., 69. 

2. Elizabeth, dau. of preceding John, m. James Brooks of Con- 
cord, 26 Dec. 1745. John, Jr., who o. c. 11 May, 1755, had Eunice, 

b. 26 Feb., bap. 11 May, 1755; Phehe, b. 21 Aug., bap. 16 Oct. 1757; 
Lazarus, b. 31 July, bap. 7 Dec. 1760. From Medford, notified in 
Charlestown 1754. Lydia, had s. Melotto (or Mulatto), b. 25 Sept. 
1773. 

3. Thomas, father of John (1), had wife d. 8 Apr. 1749, a. 80. 
Thomas the father d. at Widow Robbins's, 20 Aug. 1762, a. 87. 

4. Solomon, had child b. 14 July, 1745 ; another, b. 21 May, 1747 ; 
one, stillborn, 14-15 Apr. 1749; and a dau., b. 16 Mar., d. 4 June, 
1750. From Woburn, notified in Charlestown, 1745. The name is 
sometimes Batharich. See Paige, 404-5, 409, 485-6; Wyman's Chas. 
68, 69. 

BATTS, Timothy, and Susan Cook of W. Camb. m. 2 Sept. 1827. 

BAYLEY, Daniel, and Elizabeth Mullet of Camb. m. 28 Mar. 
1776. 

BEADS, Thomas, and Mary Cooper of Camb. m. 6 June, 1779 — 
marriage fee $40. (See Paige, 517.) 

BELCHER, Sally, of Brighton, and Daniel Wilson of W. Camb. 
m. 26 Nov. 1812. 

BELKNAP, Joseph, and Margerie w. of Joseph, were adm. 
Pet. ch. 11 Oct. 1741; and Joseph, ret. about 5, and Jason, ast. about 
3, sons of Joseph, were baptized 11 Oct. 1741. Joseph the father 
had also a daughter, b. 14 May, 1740, prob. the dau. Margerie, who%. 
" unbap'd " 31 July, 1741, a. 15 mos.; John, b. 24, bap. 27 Feb. 1743, 
d. 2 Oct. 1748; Eunice, b. 4, bap. 10 Mar. 1745, d. 31 Aug. 1753, a. 
9 yrs. (Cooke); twin children, b. Jan. and bap. 1748, d. Jan. and 7 
Feb. 1748, a. — days; Jane, b. 11, bap. 17 June, 1750, d. 25 Aug. 
1753, a 4 yrs. (Cooke); Bette, b. 20 (Apr.) bap. 23 Aug. 1752, d. 19 
Sept. 1753, in 2d yr. ; Ruth, b. 3, bap. 13 July, 1755. Joseph the 
father d. 27 June, 1783, a. 87. His w. Margery (or Margaret) was 
dau. of Hubbard Russell, m. 9 Apr. 1734. See Wyman, 75; Paige, 
648. Sor: or Sister Belknap (perhaps she), funeral 29 Aug. 1775. 
See Wyman's Charlestown Genealogies and Estates, 74, 75. 

2. Joseph, s. of Joseph (1), m. Lydia Wilson, 5 Jan. 1773, and 
had child, stillborn, 24 Oct. 1778; a son, b. 1780, d. 18 Mar. 1780. • 
Joseph the father d. 4 Nov. 1826, a. 92. See Wyman, 75. 

3. Jason, s. of Joseph (1), m. Ruth Payne, 9 Jan. 1770. Ruth 
Belknap (prob. she), d. 24 Feb. 1814, a. 82. Jason d. 19 Mar. 1827, 
a. 91. 



GENEALOGICAL EEGISTER. 193 

4. Ruth, prob. dau. of Joseph (2), d. 25 Jan. 1805, a. 24. 
Joseph and Jason Belknap were private soldiers in the French "War, 
and Joseph was a sergeant in the Revolutionary Army. — Paige. 

BELL or BALL, James, d. 22 Aug. 1823, a. 30. 

BELLOWS, Samuel, of Camb. and Mary Wyeth of Charlestown 
(W. Camb. dist.), m. 27 Mar. 1809. 

BEMIS, Philip, and w. Lydia adm. to the ch. 6 Oct. 1751, had 
Lydia, b. 26 June, bap. 6 Oct. 1751; Samuel, h. 4, bap. 14 Apr. 
1754. Philip, d. of "mortification and fever," 5 Sept. 1778, a. about 
53. Lydia, prob. his wife, d. 6 Dec. 1825, a. 97. He was prob. s. 
of Philip of Camb. (see Paige, 487). See Tisdale. Philip Bemis 
was a Pet. committeeman and assessor 1773-75. 

2. Samuel, prob. s. of Philip (1), m. Elizabeth Robinson of Lex- 
ington, 16 Nov. 1775. 

3. Widow Bemis, d. 23 Mar. 1741, a. 70. Joseph — who hanged 
himself— d. 21 Aug. 1743. Mercy, d. 13 Sept. 1774, a. 74. Eliza- 
beth, d. 10 Oct. 1825, a. 98. Mary, d. 19 Oct. 1825, a. 52. Eliza- 
beth, of AYatertown, m. .Samuel Butterfield, 14 July, 1774. Susan, 
m. William Mann, 24 Jan. 1813. Zaccheus, and Hannah Maria 
Garfield, of Camb. m. 5 May, 1839. 

So far the record. Lydia, dau. of Philip (1), m. Nathaniel Fes - 
senden, and was fatally shot, 30 May, 1770, a. 19. — See History of 
Precinct, under 1770. Betty (or Elizabeth), of Waltham, m. John 
Frost, and Abigail, of Waltham, m. Cooper Frost. Lydia, prob. of 
Waltham, m. Amos Frost. Eunice, of Waltham, m. Noah Russell. 
See Wyman, 76. 

BENJAMIN, Jonathan, of Charlestown, and Anna Cutter of 
W. Camb. m. 8 Sept. 1811. Cutter (par. 24). 

BENNETT, Martha, of Charlestown, and Samuel Hill of Camb. 
m. 13 Oct. 1765. 

BENT, Newell, and Betsey Kendall of Camb. m. 3 Oct. 1805. 
James M. and Martha T. Damon of Wayland, m. 3 June, 1838. 
[Newell Bent was a selectman of Cambridge, 1807, 1822-24, and 
repres entati ve, 1824-26 . — Paige.'] 

BERRY. See BARRY. 

BLACKINGTON, Israel, m. Abigail Russell, 13 Apr. 1755— 
marriage-fee one half dollar — had son, b. 16 May, 1755 — perhaps Is- 
rael, who d. 27 Oct. 1809, a. 55; a dau. just born alive, 28 Oct. 
17ff6; a son, b. 23 Dec. 1764— perhaps William, who d. 4 July, 1836, 
a. 72; a son, b. Oct. 1767 — perhaps Edward, who d. 25 May, 1816, a. 
48. Israel the father was of Wreutham — see Paige, 648. 

2. Edward had child, d. July, 1796, a. 5 mos. Sarah, d. 20 Aug. 

1821, a. 58. The widow of William (?), d. 21 Apr. 1837, a. about 

70. Abigail, m. Caleb Winship, Jr., 28 Sept. 1802. Betsey, and 

Thomas Hutchinson of W. Camb. m. 26 June, 1823. [William 

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194 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

Blackington, of Camb., m. Elizabeth Hadley, 25 Dec. 1793. — Lex. 
Rec. Edward Blackington, of Camb., m. Sally Harrington, 30 Dec. 
1793. — Ditto.'] Israel Blackington was a private soldier in the French 
War, and* Israel and Israel Blackington, Jr., were members of Capt. 
Benjamin Locke's company of Menotomy minute-men, 1775. 

BLACKMAN, Mary, m. William Cutter, Jr., 6 Nov. 1774. 
Cutter (par. 27). Mary Blackman, adult person, o. c. and was 
bap. Camb. Old Parish, 10 Apr. 1774. She was half-sister of Isaiah 
Thomas, the celebrated printer, whose mother — Fidelity Grant of 
Rhode-Island — m. a Blackman, and settled in Cambridge. — See Lin- 
coln's Hist. Worcester, 287, 294. Widow Fidelity Blackman of 
Camb. sold to Lemuel Blanchard in 1778, land with dwelling-house 
and barn, bounded on country road, the school-house lot or proprie- 
tors' lands, and west on Menotomy Pond. 

BLAKE, James, of Boston, and Susanna Fillebrown, m. 29 Nov. 
1773. Ellis Gray, m. Ann Elizabeth Wyman, 15 Nov. 1821, and 
d. 25 June, 1841, a. 45. Oliver W. m. Sarah J. Warren, 17 Aug. 
1842. (Oliver W. Blake d. 12 Oct. 1848, a. 29.) 

BLANCHARD, Lemuel, o. c. Menot. 2 May, 1779, had Thomas, 
b. 20 Apr., bapt. 2 May, 1779, and a son, b. 27 Apr. 1783. Lemuel 
the father m. Lydia, dau. of Thomas Adams, and is styled " trader " 
in deeds. Mrs. Lydia m. Joseph Thorndike of Jaffrey, N. H., 30 
July, 1795. 

2. Samuel, d. 3 Sept. 1790, a. 70 — see Gutter Booh, 89. Alan- 
son, of Lexington, and Mary P. Fessenden of W. Camb. m. 25 Nov. 
1841. 

BLODGETT, Nathan, of Camb. m. Mary Whitmore of Medford, 
27 Apr. 1775. Dau. of William (see Paige," (^9:^). Nathan Blodgett 
was one of the Cambridge quota in the Revolutionary Army. — Paige. 
He was a non-resident in 1781. Nathan, non-resident, is mentioned 
as one of those that belonged to the Baptist Society in Camb. N. W. 
Prec't in 1787. 

2. Nathan, Jr., of Lexington, m. Susanna Frost of Camb. 25 
Aug. 1805. Nathan's child d. 12 July, 1808, a. 2. 

3. Mehitable, of " Charlestown Farms," and Edward Gardner, 
m. 5 Apr. .1781. — Church Rec. Lydia and Silas Robinson -of Camb. 
m. 18 Nov. 1779 — marriage fee $13. Abigail m. Zechariah Hill, 
25 Mar. 1783. Ruth m. Abraham Hill, 9 Sept. 1784. Amos, and 
Mary Pratt of Lexington, m. 13 Apr. 1817. 

BOARDMAN and BORDMAN, a prominent family, more particu- 
larly in the First Parish. Moses m. Elizabeth Fillebrown, 25 Dec. 
1746. Elizabeth m. Andrew Brown of 2d Reg't, 13 Dec. 1775. 
Elizabeth m. John Brown, 13-15 May, 1776. Andrew and w. 
Mary were adm. to the Second Prec't Church, 1 Mar. 1778. See 
Paige. 

BODGE. See BUDGE. 



GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 195 

BOUTELL, John, of Charlestown, and Hannah Winship of Dor- 
chester, m. 21 Oct. 1812. Pub. Oct. 4, 1812.— Wi/man, lUO. 

BOWERS, John, and Lydia Cutter, both Camb., m. 21 Jan. 1773 
— see Cutter (par. 17). Nathaniel, d. 8 Aug. 1805, a. 27. 

BOWES, Lucy, and Rev. Jonas Clarke of Lexington, m. 21 Sept. 
1757. DoECAS m. John Hill, 1 Aug. 1765. (See Paige, 494.) 

BOWMAN, Solomon, m. Abigail Brown, 1 Mar. 1768, and o. c. 
26 Mar. 1769, and had Abigail Broivn, b. 12 Mar., bap. 2 Apr. 1769, 
m. Ebenezer Cutter of Charlestown, 6 Dec. 1789 — see Cutter (par. 
33); Sybil, b. 2, bap. 7 Oct. 1770 — prob. the Sibbel of Charlestown 
who m. Nathan Nourse of Camb. 24 Mar. 1803; Elizabeth, b. 23, 
bap. 25 July, 1773 — prob. the Miss Betsey, who d. 24 Apr. 1797, a. 
24; an infant, stillborn 24 Aug. 1775. Solomon was adm. to the 
ch. 23 July, 1797. Mrs. Abigail d. 3 Nov. 1798, a. 52. Solo- 
mon the father d. 31 July, 1823, a. 78. Born 1745, s. of Thaddeus, 
s. of Joseph Bowman b. 1674, per F. E. Fowle, gr.-grandson. 

Solomon Bowman was lieutenant of Capt. Benjamin Locke's com- 
pany of Menotomy minute-men, 1775, afterward a company of Col. 
Gardner's regiment, changed from the 37th to the 25th Reg't of the 
Continental Army. Wyman presents an inaccurate statement regard- 
ing this family on p. 104 of his Charlestown work. 

2. Francis, d. 25 June, 1750, a. 44. (See Paige, 495.) Fran- 
cis was uncle to Solomon (1). — Bond. Francis Bowman was a Pet. 
committeeman, 1748, and Pet. assessor, 1748. Thaddeus — the 
father of Solomon — and Sybil Wilson, both Lexington, m. 8 Feb. 
1753. The name is Woolson — see Bond. Thaddeus — brother of 
Solomon (1) — had s. Thaddeus, b. 24 June, bap. 6 July, 1766. 

3. Ebenezer had Ebenezer, b. 22, bap. 29 Oct. 1752, d. 16 Feb. 
1754 — s. of the "Widow Bowman" — a. 16 mos. Ebenezer the f. 
d. 21 Mar. 1753, a. 33. (See Bond's Wat. 88.) Elizabeth (wid.) 
— prob. of Ebenezer (3) — m. Thomas Adams, 15 Sept. 1754. Mr. 
Bowman's negro had a son, b. 18 May, 1752. At Mrs. Bowman's, 
John Williams of Groton d. 4 Nov. 1752, a. 32. 

4. William had M^y, b. 3, bap. 17 Mar. 1754; a child, b. 15 
June, 1757. Wm. Bowman was a Pet. Committeeman and assessor 
1768-70. A Mary d. at Mrs. Robbins's, 1 4 Jan. 1761. Mary, dau. 
of Solomon (1), b. 1780, m. William Hill 3d, 4 Apr. 1802. 

5. Noah, of Cambridge, had Susanna, bap. 14 May, 1758. 
(See Paige, 495-6, and Bond, 701.)— Wyman, p. 104. 

6. John, of Medford, had infant — buried here — 18 Aug. 1768; 
and Hannah, w. of John, do. — buried here — 18 Nov. 1768. 

7. Elizabeth m. Francis Whitmore 3d, of Medford, 30 Dec. 
1764. Abigail m. Aaron Cutter, 17 Dec. 1772 — prob. dau. of 
Ebenezer (3) — see Bond, 690. Cutter (par. 46). 

BOYD, James, and w. Martha o. c. 31 Mar. 1754, and had bap- 
tized, Martha, 31 Mar. 1754; Elizabeth, 6 June, 1756; John, 25 Feb. 
1759; James — s. of James of Charlestown — 22 Mar. 1761. [James 
Boyd m. Martha Reed, 20 Sept. 1753. See Wyman's Chas., 105.] 



196 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

BRACKETT, Thomas S. and Rebecca Tufts, both Charlestown, 
m. 19 Apr. 1837. 

BRADBURY, Edward, of Roxbury, and Abigail Hill of Camb. 
m. 28 Oct. 1804. 

BRADISH, Ebenezer, Jr., A.B. [H. U. 1769], was adm. to Pet. 
ch. 1 Nov. 1773, and had here, Ebenezer, b. 8, bap. 19 Sept. 1773; 
Timothy Paine, b. 12, bap. 16 Apr. 1775. (Paige says the father 
practised law a short time in Menotomy. See Hist. Camb. 497.)* 

BRADSHAW, Henry, of Watertown, m. Hannah G. Cooke, 3 
June, 1781. dau. of Rev. Samuel Cooke. Mrs. Hannah Gibbs 
Bradshaw d. 21 Jan. 1793, a. 39. He d. at Boston of apoplexy, 7 
June, 1793. Had Rebecca Cooke (b. 5 Mar. 1782), adm. to the ch. 6 
May, 1804, d. unm. 29 May, 1813, a. 32; Elizabeth (bap. Wat. 19 
Sept. 1784), adm. to the ch. 18 Sept. 1808, and dism. to the ch. in 
Hadley, 6 Apr. 1824 — was the "Miss Eliza" who d. at Boston, 10 
Mar. 1843; Anna (not named in records — bap. Wat. 29 Jan. 1786, 
d. unm. in Arlington 30 Nov. 1869, a. 84); Samuel Cooke — s. of 
Hannah G. Bradshaw — bap. Camb. N. W. Pet. 9 Dec. 1792 (had 
w. Eliza, d. Boston 29 Aug. 1843, a. 51; he d. at Somerville 
19 Feb. 1862, a. 73).— See Brooks's Hist. Medford, 505. 

* His wife had the following experience on April 19, 1775 : — 

" Worcester, April 26, 1775. 

" Hannah Bradish, of that part of Cambridge called Menotomy, and daughter of 
Timothy Paine, of Worcester, in the county of Worcester, Esquire, of lawful age, 
testifies, and says that about five o'clock on Wednesday last, afternoon, being in 
her bedchamber with her infant child, about eight days old, she was surprised by 
the firing of the King's troops and oui- people, on their return from Concord ; she 
being weak and unable to go out of her house, in order to secure herself and 
family, they all retired into the kitchen, in the back part of the house ; she 
soon found the house surrounded with the King's troops ; that upon observa- 
tion made, at least seventy bullets -were shot into the front part of the house; 
several bullets lodged in the kitchen where she was, and one passed through an 
easy chair she had just gone from ; the door of the front part of the house was 
broken open; she did not see any soldiers in the house, but supposed, by the 
noise, they were in the front ; after the troops had^one off she missed the fol- 
lowing things, which she verily believes were taken out of the house by the 
King's troops, viz. : — One rich brocade gown, called a negligee ; one lutestring 
gown, one white quilt, one pair of brocade shoes, three shifts, eight white 
aprons, three caps, one case of ivory knives and forks, and several other small 
articles. Hannah Bradish." 

To this deposition was appended the following : — 

" Province of the Massachusetts Bay, 1 
Worcester, ss , April 26, 1775. ) 

" Mrs. Hannah Bradish, the above deponent, maketh oath before us, the sub- 
scribers, two of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the county of Worces- 
ter, and of the quorum, that the above deposition, according to her best recol- 
lection, is the truth. Which deposition is taken in pe7-petuam rei memoriam. 

Thomas Steel, 
Timothy Paine." 

Samuel Paine of Worcester, a tory brother of Hannah Bradish, propagated 
reports with regard to our Massachusetts soldiers rifling the house of Mr. Bra- 
dish, instead of the Regular troops. — Journals of each Provincial Coiigress, p. 214. 



GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 197 

BRIDGE, John, of Boston, and Mart Bridge of Lexington, m. 
21 Sept. 1806. Nancy, wife of Nathaniel, d. 24 Apr. 1842, a. 
82. For last named see Wyman's Charlestown, 12Q; Bond's TFat. 25, 
706. 

BRIEN, Henry, d. 23 Feb. 1839, a. 45. 

BRIGGS, Samuel, of Salem, and Susan Whittemore of W. Camb. 
m. 16 Oct. 1808. 

BRIGHAM, Lincoln, had w. Lucy, adm. to the ch. 25 Nov. 1810, 
and Lucy Maria, tet. 8, Joseph Lincoln, get. 6, and Erastus Furher, «t. 
4, baptized 16 Dec. 1810; and Elijah Dana, bap. 7 Nov. 1813. Lucy 
was dism. to the Evangelical Church in Cambridgeport, Oct. 1827. 
[Lincoln Brigham was a selectman of Cambridge, 1823.] 

BRIGHT, Sarah, dau. of Mrs. Clark of Watertown, was adm. to 
the ch. 28 Oct. 1759. See Clark (2). 

BRIXTON, Phebe, and Daniel Adams of Camb. m. 3 June, 1793. 
RuTHY, and Jonathan Harrington of Camb. m. 10 Nov. 1799. See 
Ward's Shreivsbury, 249 ; Wyman, 7, 131. 

BROOKS, James, of Concord, m. Elizabeth Bathrick of Camb. 26 
Dec. 1745. Punch, servant of Samuel Brooks of Medford, and 
Rose, servant of William Cutler — slaves — m. 3 June, 1754; fee 10s. 
He — slave, man-servant of Samuel Brooks, Jr., of Medford — was 
bap. with Rose, his wife, 15 Dec. 1754. 

2. Jonathan, Jr., had w. Susanna o. c. 4 Sept. 1763, and Susan- 
na, b. 8 Feb., bap. 4 Sept. 1763. See Wyman's Oharlestoion, 135. 

3. John, 3d, of Lancaster, and Mary Brown of Camb. m. 3 Dec. 
1767. Prob. s. of John Brooks of Woburn and Hannah (Cutter) 
Brooks, dau. of Dea. John Cutter — see Cutter Book, 45, and Cutter 
(par. 3). 

4. Ebenezer, of Medford, and Elizabeth Whittemore of Camb. 
m. 31 Mar. 1796. Wid. Elizabeth m. Solomon Prentiss, 7 Nov. 

1813. Elizabeth Whittemore was adm. to the ch. 16 Dec. 1821. 

5. William S. and w. Eleanor o. c. 26 June, 1808, when she 
was baptized; \i?l(\. Eleanor Malvina, ho.]}. 26 June, 1808, d. 23 Feb. 

1814, a. 7; James, bap. 4 June, 1809; William Foreman, bap. 22 Sept. 
1811; Horace, bap. 28 May, 1815; Eleanor 3falvina, bap. 5 Oct. 
1817. See Hist. Medf. 508, and Bo7id, 726. 

6. Alfred, of Lincoln, m. Roxa Peirce of W. Camb. 30 Sept. 
1821. Roxanna, dau. of Alfred, d. 2 Dec. 1835, a. 20 mos. 

7. Mary S. W., of W. Camb., m. Libbeus Leach of Braintree, 20 
Oct. 1822. 

BROWN, Daniel and , w. of Daniel, adm. to the ch. 22 

Febv 1756. Had Jfwr^, adm. Pet. ch. 11 Oct. 1767 — perhaps Mary, 
who m. John Brooks 3d, of Lancaster, 3 Dec. 1767 ; a son, d. 22 Jan. 
1752, a. 4 yrs.; Lucy, b. 5, bap. 11 Feb. 1753; Elizabeth, b. 25 Feb. 
bap. 2 Mar. 1755 — perhaps Elizabeth, who m. Thomas Cutter, 15 Oct. 
1780, Cutter (par. 47); Anna, b. 18, bap. 23 Oct. 1757; a dau. AU- 



198 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

gail, prob. same who m. Solomon Bowman, 1 Mar. 1768. Roger, negro 
boy of Daniel, d. 1 Apr. 1754, a. 8 yrs. Abigail, w. prob. of Dan- 
iel, d. 12 Feb. 1812, a. 92. Daniel the father was ensign of Meno- 
tomy train band in 17G6, and lieut. of same company 1771, and Pet. 
committeeman and assessor 17()0-67. He was rated in Menotomy in 
1777 and 1781, and afterward was prob. of Concord. Lt. Daniel 
Brown was chosen Prect. treasurer in 1785, but declined serving. 

2. John, from Boston, d. at Thomas Hall's, 24 May, 1754, a. 6 yrs. 
John m. Elizabeth Boardman, 13 or 15 May, 1776 (see Paige, 503). 
Susanna m. Stephen Frost, 20 Dec. 1772. ANDRfew, of Second 
Regt., m. Elizabeth Boardman, 13 Dec. 1775. Hannah m. Thomas 
Fillebrown, 1 Dec. 1778. Miriam m. Richard Cutter 25 May, 1781 
— Cutter (par. 18). Submit and Jesse Richardson, of AYoburn, 
m. 7 Dec. 1781. Thomas, of Waltham, and Susanna Kendall of 
Camb. 30 June, 1793. Rebecca, of Lexhigton, and James Perry of 
Camb. 10 June, 1798. Mrs. Anne {Ame), of Charlestown, and Ben- 
jamin Locke of W. Camb. 15 Mar. 1807 — Wyman, 142. Susan and 
Samuel Cutter of W. Camb. 6 Mar. 1809— Cutter (par. 39). James, 
of Cambridge, and Mary Ann Perry of W. Camb. 5 May, 1825.' 
Erastus and Anna Wiuship of Lexington, 22 Oct. 1826. Edmund 
M., of Lexington, and Harriet W. Whitney of W. Camb. 1 May, 
1836. John J., of Lexington, and Hannah A. Swan of W. Camb. 24 
Mar. 1841. 

3. A child of Jarvis Brown, d. 5 Sept. 1825, a. 14 mos. ; the 
Wid. Anna, d. 19 Nov. 1837, a. 84 [or 82|— born 6 Apr. 1755— 
maiden name Anna Cutter — Cutter] (par. 12) ; Wyman, 146. Miss 
Ruth Matthews, at James Brown's, d. 30 Oct. 1841, a. 21. 

BRUCE, Miss Anna, d. 8 Feb. 1793, a. 18 [sister of James Bruce 
of Woburn]. James Bruce of Wob. m. Betty Harrington 15 June, 
1797. — Lexington Records. 

BUCKMAN and BUCKNAM, Spencer, of Medford, and Mary 
Frost of Camb. m. 9 Nov. 1794. Mary (widow), was adm. to the 
civ. 5 July, 1812. Spencer's son, d. 10 Aug. 1802, a. 2; and Ruthy, 
Louisa, and John Harris, cliil. of Spencer, were bap. 26 July, 1812. 
Mary, an adult, fet. 16, prob. his dan., o. c. and was bap. 5 Sept. 1813; 
perhaps the Mary who m. John Crosby, 13 Apr. 1817. Ruth m. Ezra 
Avery, 7 Feb. 1828. Louisa in. Elias Avery, 1 Jan. 1828. Lydia, 
another dau., m. Jonas Cutter, Jr., 5 Sept. 1824 — Cutter (par. 56). 

2. Sarah, m. Isaac Cutter, 23 July, 1783 — Cutter (par. 49) — 
dau. of Moses.' Jesse m. Frances Prentiss, 24 May, 1827, had Theo- 
dore Gray, bap. 27 July, 1828; a son, d. 2 Sept. 1837, a. 2 days; and 
Frances Maria, d. 24 Jan. 1847, a. 13 yrs. (g. s.) ; Benjamin Frank- 
lin, second son, d. 25 Nov. 1832, a. 3. Rachel, sister of Jesse, m. 
Reuben Johnson, 24 Oct. 1826. 

^ James Brown, of the well-known firm of Charles C. Little and James 
Brown, publishers, Boston. He died March 10, 18.55. 

'^ Moses Bucknam with wife and children, Leonard, Spencer, Nancy and Fan- 
ny, from Maiden, April, 1786; in census 1789. — Wyman's Charlestown, 148. 



GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 199 

BUDGE or BODGE, James, who o. c. and was bap. 31 Mar. 
1751, aged 31, had w. Elizabeth, adm. to the ch, 31 Mar. 1751, and 
chil. Elizabeth, b. 18 Oct. 1746, and James, b. 1 May, 1748, both bap. 
31 Mar. 1751; and Ruth, b. 29 Jan. 1756, bap. 8 Feb. 1756; Daniel, 
s. of James, of Medford, was bap. 25 Apr. 1762. A nurse child at 
Budge's, of name Prince, of Boston, d. 6 July, 1749, a. 5 mos. A 
Tufts child, belonging to Medford, d. at J. Budge's, 16 Jan. 1754, a. 
13 mos. James Budge m. Elizabeth Stearns of Camb. 1746. He and 
wife, with Ruth and Daniel, from Medford, became tenants in house of 
P. De Carteret, 1767. — Wyman's Charlestown, 149, 897. 

BULL, Robert, and w. Tabitha, adm. to the ch. 12 July, 1741. 
Robert, adult, a3t. 22 — lineage undetermined — bap. 3 May, 1761; 
perhaps Robert, m. Mellicent Mason, of Lexington, 7 Oct. 1771. 
Tabitha, wid. of Robert, d. 5 Aug. 1770, a. 64. Deborah, d. at 
William Butterfield's 20 Jan. 1772, a. 60. (See Paige, 504; Wyman, 
149.) 

BURBECK, Johx, m. Martha Hill, 1 Feb. 1781, had a child b. 
1782 — perhaps Miss Martha, d. 5 Aug. 1801, a. 20; Daniel, a son, 
m. Harriet Cutter. 29 Nov. 1807 — CutteH (par. 45), had a child d. 14 
Sept. 1813, a. 1 yr., and d. himself, 24 May, 1842, a. 58; John, a son, 
had a child, d. 2 Aug. 1818, a. 1. Mrs. Martha, m. Nathaniel Walk- 
er, of Westmoreland, 2 Nov. 1805. (See Locke Book, 161.) 

BUSSELL, Joel, and Wid. Anna Cutter of W. Camb. m. 27 Nov. 
1826. See Cutter (par. 35). 

BUTTER, Daniel, of Charlestown, and Rhoda Earl of Marble- 
head, m. 12 Mar. 1826. 

BUTTERFIELD, Jonathan, and w. Ruth joined the Second Pet. 
ch. at its organization, 9 Sept. 1739; and Jonathan, Jr., and w. Ra- 
chel,^ and Mary, w. of John, joined likewise at same time. .Jona- 
than the father had sons Jonathan, John who m. Mary Hill (1 
Mar. 1725-6), and William. See Paige, 505. Jonathan the father 
d. 2 June, 1744, a. 73. His wife, the Widow Ruth, d. of old age, 
11 Jan. 1754, a. 80. John, s. of these, d. 6 Jan. 1749, a. 50. Mart, 
wid. of John, m. Abraham Watson, 4 Jan. 1750 (see Paige, 679 ; 
Wyman, 161-62, 1000). 
2. William, s. of Jonathan (1), had dau. Mary, d. 26 July, 1753, 

a. 16 yrs. ; and Sarah, b. 20 Apr., bap. 31 May, 1741, d. 24 June, 
1741, a. 3 mos.; William, b. 26 Feb., bap. 6 Mar. 1743; Jonathan, b. 
25 Jan., bap. 27 Jan. 1745; John, b. 9, bap. 11 Jan. 1747; Samuel, 

b. 9, bap. 15 Apr. 1750; Sarah, b. 11, bap. 16 Feb. 1752, m. John 
Dickson, Jr., 6 Oct. 1771; Mary, b. 24, bap. 25 Aug. 1754, m. Josejjh 
Locke, 19 Nov. 1772; Abel, b. 2, bap. 13 Feb. 1757; Stephen, bap. 
30 Dec. 1759. William the father m. Mehitable Chamberlin, 1 May, 
1740 (his first wife was Sarah Robbins, m. 12 Dec. 1733, and d. a. 

^ Jonathan Butterfield of Camb. m. Rachel Stone of Lexington, 2 Jan. 1721- 
2. — Lexington Records, 



200 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

25; the second w. was of Billerica origin). William and w. Mehit- 
ABLE were adm. to the Pet. eh. 31 May, 1741. A nurse child from 
Boston at William Butterfield's d. 19 Aug. 1755, a. 5 mos. A 
nurse child at the Widow Butterfield's, d. 20 Jan. 1762; and a 
child at the Widow B.'s, d. 7 Jan. 1763, a. 2 wks. Mehitable, wid. 
of William, m. Samuel Locke, 6 June, 1770. See Wyman's Charles- 
town, 162, groups 4 and 11. William Butterfield was a corjjoral in 
the French War. 

3. William, s. of William (2), m. Deborah Locke, 12 Jan. 1768. 
William and w. Deborah o. c. 22 May," 1768, and had William, b. 
30 May, bap. 5 June, 1768; Deborah, b. 20, bap. 25 Aug. 1776; 
Jonathan, b. 1, bap. 4 Apr. 1779; Sarah, a dau., m. Joel Tufts of 
Medford, 13 Jan. 1806. William the father d. 6 Feb. 1792, a. 49. 
Deborah his wid. d. 11 July, 1838, a. 97. See Wyman's Chas. 162. 
Deborah Bull, at William Butterfield's, d. 20 Jan. 1772, a. 60. 

4. Jonathan, s. of William (2), m. Mary Dickson, 4 Aug. 1772. 
See Paige, 505. See Wyman, 162, who gives wrong lineage. 

5. John, s. of William (2). — See Paige, 505 ; Wyman, 162, group 7. 

6. Samuel, s. of William (2), m. Elizabeth Bemis, of Watertown, 
14 July, 1774, and had Josvph, b. 28 Aug., bap. 3 Sept. 1780; Eliza- 
beth, b. 24 Feb., bap. 2 Mar. 1783, m. Joseplj Adams 12 Feb. 1809; 
Hannah, bap. Aug. 1785, m. Isaac Locke, 22 Mar. 1807; Benjamin, 
bap. Dec. 1787; Path, bap. 14 Mar. 1790, m. Artemas Locke, 25 Apr. 
1816; John, bap. 26 Aug. 1792; Abel, bap. 19 Mar. 1797 (see Paige, 
505). Samuel the father d. of cancer 18 Mar. 1816, a. 66. Ue was 
Pet. committeeman and assessor, 1785-86. 

7. Stephen, s. of William (2), perhaps the private soldier of that 
name in the Revolutionary Army. — See Paige, 429. 

8. William, s. of William (3), d. 11 June, 1838, a. 70. Un- 
married. 

9. Jonathan, s. of William (3), m. Sukey Whittemore, 21 Sept. 
1806, and both o. c. 11 Oct. 1807. Had Thomas Whittemore, bap. 11 
Oct. 1807; a child, d. 1 Dec. 1808; Sarah Ann, bap. 5 Apr. 1812; 
William Andrews, bap. 27 Mar. 1814; Susanna, bap. in private, 17 
Sept. 1816, d. 19 Sept. 1816, a. 1 wk.; Jonathan, bap. 15 Mar. 1818. 
Jonathan the father d. 11 Jidy, 1838, a. 59. Sukey, his wid., d. at 
Neponset, 1 Feb. 1855, a. 70. (See Locke Book, 162.) 

10. Samuel, a sou of Samuel (6), bap. 5 Apr. 1778, First Parish 
— m. Polly Downing of Lexington, 1 June, 1805. Samuel, Jr., and 
w. Polly o. c. 3 Aug. 1806. Had Samuel, bap. 3 Aug. 1806, d. 23 
July, 1807, a. 16 mos. ; Mary Ann, bap. 3 July, 1808, d. 23 Nov. 1821, 
a. 14; Samuel,\)in^. 14 Oct. 1810. Samuel the father d. 8 Aug. 1837, 
a. 59. 

11. Abel, s. of Samuel (6), m. Abigail Whittemore of Charles- 
town, 5 June, 1817. 

12. Samuel, s. of Samuel (10), m. Miranda Whittemore, 31 Jan. 
1839. 

13. Benjamin, m. Mary Hackelton, 4 Apr. 1776 (see Paige, 505). 
Perhaps Benjamin, the member of Capt. Samuel Thatcher's Co., 19 
Apr. 1775 — see Paige, 409. 



GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. . 201 

14, Ruth, d. 26 Sept. 1818, a. 67. Asenath, of Lexington, and 
Friend-Moody Hamblet of Springfield, m. 4 July, 1813.' 

CAMPBELL, Mrs., d. 14 Sept. 1841, a. 27. 

CAPELL, Thomas, of Lexington, and Susan L. Crockett of Mai- 
den, m. 10 Sept. 1839. 

CAPEN, Samuel, and Abigail Prentiss of Camb. m. 14 Oct. 
1792. 

CARLISLE, Louisa, of W. Camb., and William Nichols of Bos- 
ton, m. 9 May, 1826. 

CARNES, Mrs. Elizabeth, d. 16 Aug. 1802, a. 54. Joseph's 
•child d. 13 Sept. 1805, a. 2. 

CARROLL, Paulina, and Jesse Simpson of W. Camb. m. 15 
Apr. 1840. 

CARTER, Caleb, had Tfieophihs, b. 2, bap. 7 Sept. 1777; Oakb, 
h. 24, bap. 25 July, 1779; Sarah, bap. 27 Nov. 1781. See Wyman's 
CImrleMown, 191, No. 21. An infant of Mr. Carter, of Woburn, 
funeral 28 Aug. 1775. Samuel, Jr., had a seat in the meeting-house, 
1781. Adino, of Woburn, m. Abigail Nutting, of Camb. 12 Feb. 
1756. Judith, of Woburn, m. John Winship, of Camb. 5 Dec. 1763. 
Capt. Samuel, of Woburn, and Mrs. Rebecca Hill, m. 11 Dec. 1770 
— marriage fee a crown: [widow of Zechariah Hill, and maiden name 
Cutter]. Mrs. Rebecca Carter, d. 1 Feb. 1797, a. 84 (g. s. Arling-. 
ton) — wid. of Capt. Samuel Carter. [He m. first Margery Dick- 
son, of Camb., 30 June, 1719, who d, 27 Sept. 1769, a. 71 (g. s. Wo- 
burn first burying-ground).] He d. 21 Jan. 1787, a. 92 (g. s. Arling- 
ton). " 1787, Jan. 21. Capt. Samuel Carter died, and buried this. 

1 Jonathan Butterfield (1) and wife (Ruth) o. c. Camb. ch. (Fh'st Parish) 2 
July, 1699. He had Jonathan, John and Mary, bap. Camb. 2 July, 1699; Abi- 
gail, bap. 17 May, 1702, adm. Camb. ch. 23 Apr. 1721; Rufh, bap> 10 Sept. 
170i, adm. Camb. ch. 23 Aug. 1730; Jane, bap. 17 Nov. 1706; Lydia, bap. 3 
Oct. 1708 ; William, bap. 24 Sept. 1710 ; Phebe, bap. 30 Aug. 1713, add. Camb. 
ch. 25 July, 1731 ; Deborah, bap. 3 June, 1716. See Wyman's Charlestown, 161. 
Jonathan the father and wife(Iluth) were adm. to Camb. ch. 12 Nov, 1704. His 
wife was Ruth Wright of Woburn (Dr. Benjamin Cutter). Jonathan (Jr.) was 
adm. Camb. ch. 29 Nov. 1719. John the son, Avho m. Mary HiUj.then a young 
widow — (her maiden name Mary Grant — Paige) — had no children. Mary, wife 
of John, then wife of Abraham Hill, Jr., was adm. Camb. ch, 28 Oct. 1722. 
William (2) had Mary, bap. Camb. 1.3 Sept. 1734; Jonathan, bap. 21 Mar. 1736; 
Mary, bap. o Feb. 1738. Jonathan (4) who o. c. I Aug. 1773, Camb. First Par- 
ish, had Jonathan, bap. there 1 Aug. 1773, and Mary, bap. 18 Dec. 1774. John 
(5) who o. c. Camb. First Parish 22 Nov. 1772, had Abigail, bap. there 22 Nov. 
1772; John, 26 Nov. 177-5 ; James, 20 July, 1777. Samuel (6) who o. c. Camb. 
First Parish 21 Apr. 1776, had Samuel, bap. there 27 Apr, ,1776 ; and Samuel, 
bap. 5 Apr. 1778. Benjamin (13) and wife Mary were adm. Camb. First ch. 29 
Dec. 1776; had Mary, bap. First Parish 5 Jan. 1777. SepHisToay of Precinct, 
under 1790. 

Jonathan Butterfield, Jr., was Pet, committeeman fiy^ yrs. from 1733 to 1749. 
John 4iutterfield was Pet. committeeman five yrs. /rom 1735 to 1745, Both 
were Pet. assessors for a series of vears. 
19 



202 HISTORY OF AELINGTON. 

week, aged 92 years or more." — Diary of Samuel Thompson, Esq., 
Wohiirn. He was a grandson of Capt. John Carter, of Woburn, and 
b. 31 Oct. 1694. — See Hist, of Woburn, 598. Mehitable, m. Nathan 
"VVhittemore, 7 Feb. 1781 — see Wyman's Charlestown, 190, group 13. 
Susan, and Joseph W. Adams, both of Lowell, m. 17 May, 1835.* 

CARTERET (otherwise Cartaret and Gartivright) , Elizabeth, w. 
of Philip, adm. to eh. at organization, 9 Sept. 1739. Elizabeth Car- 
teret, w. of same, and Dorithea Dunster, prob. her sister, were adm. to 
Medford ch. 21 Apr. 1728, and Elizabeth Cakteret was dism. 
from Medford ch. to Menotomy, 1 Sept. 1739. She was dau. of Jona- 
than Dunster and Deborah, dau. of Maj. Jonathan Wade of Medford 
(second wife of Dunster) — see Paige — m. Philip Carteret (or DeCar- 
teret) 16 Nov. 1727— %ma/i— and d. 25 Jan. 1787, a. 87 (g. s. Ar- 
lington). Capt. Philip, her husband, d. 19 Apr. 1767, a. 66 (g. s. 
Arlington). He was a Pet. committeeman ten yrs. from 1738 to 1760, 
and Pet. assessor for the same period. A negro boy of Capt. 
Carteret d. 12 Apr. 1747, a. 6 yrs. A negro girl of Capt. Car- 
teret was b. 15 Aug. 1753. Pegg., woman-servant of Capt. C, d. 10 
Dec. 1757. Cnjfee Cartwright d. 20 Jan. 1826, a. 77.' 

Elizabeth, dau. of Capt. Philip, d. 8 June, 1751, a. 14 yrs.; 
Mary, dau. of Capt. Philip, d. 19 Nov. 1751, a. 21 yrs.; Ruth, dau. 
of Capt. Philip, d. 2 June, 1754, a. 18 yrs. Abigail, another dau., 
then of " Charlestown this pet.," m. William Whittemore, A.M., of 
Camb. 12 Oct. 1758.' See Wyman's Charlestown, 193. 

Hephzibah Page, of Hampton, d. at Capt. Carter eVs, 5 Aug. 1765, 
a. 29 — a niece of his wife, and dau. of Solomon, of Hampton, N. H., 
and Dorothy (Dunster) Page. 

The name is De Carteret on the gravestones of Capt. Philip, his 
widow Elizabeth, and daughters Mary, Rii'h and Elizabeth, in Ar- 
lington burying-ground. Philip Carteret witnessed the deed of his 
brother-in-law David Dunster's sale of his home place to Joseph Win- 
ship, 12 March, 1742. He was prob. a maiuner. Wyman states that 
he was executor of Edward de Carteret of St. Johns, Isle of Jersey, 



* Capt. John Carter, of Woburn, was ensign tliere 1653, lieut. 1664, and cap- 
tain 1675, the time of Philip's War. Lieut. John Carter, his son, and father of 
Capt. Samuel Carter above, had a son Benjamin, who entered the military service 
and was killed by Indians near Dunstable, 5 Sept. 1724. Samuel Carter and 
Samuel Carter, Jr., of Woburn, are mentioned in the History of Precinct 
in this work, under 1761. The latter d. 14 (buried 15) Sept. 1805, a. 84, was 
intombed in a walled enclosure in a field on the present Winchester hills, adjoin- 
ing Arlington. — See Wyman's C harlestoivn. 

2 He used to work by the day among the farmers, slept in barns and lived 
almost anyhow. One of his stories was that he was a servant to General Bur- 
go yne, and that just before the capture of the latter at Saratoga, he was ordered 
to take the General's favorite horse one morning to the brook to water. The 
American and British armies lay on each side of it, half a mile or so apart. 
After the horse had drank sufficiently. Cuff concluded to join the Americans, and 
dashing through the brook, while the British bullets fl.ew thick at him, reached 
our lines. — /. B. Russell, 



GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 203 

1745. See Wyman's Charlestown, 193-94, for important particulars 
regarding estate, &c. 

June 30, 1772, Elizabeth Carteret of Clias., widow, deeds to Tony, 
her negro man, his liberation {Midd. Registrij, Ixxv. 187). — See Wy- 
man. 

CHADWICK, Sybil, and Mary, from Dr. Eckley'sch. in Boston, 
were adm. to West Camb. oh. 25 Nov. 1810. Sijhil d. here 18 Mar. 
1832. a. 82; wife of Capt. Nathaniel Chadwick, who d. at St. Domin- 
go, Nov. 1802, a. 55. Mary, her dau., died, the wid. of Jacob AVelsh, 
at Welshfield, Ohio, in 1823, a. 40. [See Wyman's Ghas. 1007.) 
Clarissa Kent, sister to Mrs. Chadwick, d. here 15 Sept. 1832, a. 84. 
The deaths of this family are minutely given on a slab in the old bury- 
ing-ground, erected by Clarissa Chadwick, dau. of Capt. Nathaniel and 
Sybil, who d. 6 Feb. 1851, a. 76, the last survivor of the family.^ 

CHAMRERLIN, Mehitable, and AVilliam Butterlield, m. 1 May, 
1740. See Butterfield (2). 

CHAMBERS, Willi*i, s. of John of Boston — born here — bap. 
S June, 1740. 

CHAMPNEY, Daniel, Jr., m. Hannah Emmons, 22 Sept. 174G. 
Nathan of Camb. and Elizabeth Osborn, of Charlestown this Pet , m. 
23 June, 1760, (See Paige, 508; Wyman, 200) 

CHANDLER, Daniel, and Susanna Downing, of Lexington, m. 
19 May, 1817. 

.CHEEVER, AYiLLiAM, s. of William of Boston, b. July, bap. 2 
Aug. 1752. 

CHILDS, Amos, who d. 25 Jan. 1819, a. 41, had w. Sally, adm. 
to the ch. and baptized 11 Apr. 1819, and chil. Sophia Wyman and 
Amos, bap. 18 Ajjr. 1819. Amos the father m. Sally Wyman of 
Charlestown, 21 Mar. 1805. Amos, prob, the son, d- 4 July, 1826, a. 
12. See Wyman's Charlestown, 213-14. 

2. Ephraim, had w. Hannah, who o. c. 17 Feb. 1754, and a dau. 
Hannah, b. 4 Mar. 1753, pi-ob. the Hannah, dau. of Hannah, bap. 3 
Mar. 1754. Ephraim d. at Ebeuezer Prentice's, on the town, 29 Jan. 
1772, a. 60. 

3. Phineas, d. 16 Dec. 1795, a. 66. Another Phineas, d. 19 
Apr. 1807, a. 53; prob. the Phineas who had child d. 14 Aug. 1789, a. 
14 raos., aad a dau., d. 3 Aug. 1797, a. 3 mos. Lncretia, prob. his dau., 
d. 28 Oct. 1822, a. 19. 

* On 27 Apr. 1839, Clarissa Chadwick, single woman, purchased of Ephraim 
Cutter, miller, the right to deposit in his family tomb in the burial ground of the 
First Congregational Society, the bodies of her mother Sybil Chadwick, and 
aunt "Creasey" Kent; also the body of herself [and servant Sylvia Bracy]. 
This conveyance, never recorded, was voluntarily surrendered to Benjamin Cut- 
ter, administrator of Ephraim Cutter's estate, the bodies severally deposited in 
said tomb having been removed to another built by Miss Chadwick for herself 
in the same grounds. 



204 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

4. Hannah (late Emmons) o. c. 18 Dec. 1774; and Sarah, dau. 
of Hannah, b. 17 Oct., was bap. 25 Dec. 1774, prob. the infant of 
Hannah, funeral 25 Aug. 1775. 

5. Samuel, and Lucy Mason, of Camb. First Prec't, m. 8 July, 
1779— fee $8. 

6. Solomon, and Eliza Wyman, of Charlestown this dist. m. 3 
Apr. 1806. See Wy man's Charlestown, 214. 

Ephraim Child was a soldier in the French War. The name is 
more commonly spelt Childs. 

CHRISSEN (or Oresson), Deborah, adm. to ch. at organization, 
9 Sept. 1739; the Miss Deborah, d. 25 Apr. 1795, a. 92, perhaps 
gr.-dau. of Robert Wilson. See Paige, 694; Wyman, 248, 1040. 

CHURCHILL, Asaph, of Milton, and Mary Gardner of Charles- 
town, m. 10 May, 1810. See Wyman's Charlestown, 216. 

CLARK or CLARKE, Richard, of Watertown, and w. Eliza- 
beth, were adm. to this ch. 4 Apr. 1762. He m. Elizabeth Welling- 
ton here 2 July, 1761, and had chil. EUzalhh, bap. here 8 Aug. 1762, 
and Rebecca, bap- here 8 May, 1768. (See Bond, 161, 742.) [Rich- 
ard Clark, of Watertown, m. Mary Tufts, wid. of Nathan Tufts, and 
dau. of Joseph Adams (1). — Wymmi.'] 

2. Thomas, of Watertown, had Thomas, bap. here 28 Feb. 1762; 
iSaraA, bap. here 15 July, 1764; Hannah Bond, bap. here 20 July, 
1766 (Sarah, Jr., of Watertown — who worshipjjed here — d. 17 Aug. 
1778, a. 15 yrs.; Hannah Bond, d. 18 Aug. 1778, a. 13 yrs.; daugh- 
ters of Wid. Sarah) ; Peter, s. of Thomas of Watertown — bap. here 
8 Jan. 1769. Thomas the father was an older brother of Richard (1), 
his wife was Sarah Bright, dau. by a former marriage of his (Thom- 
as's) father's second wife Anna (Bowman) Bright. (See Bond, 161.) 

Sarah Bright — dau. of Mrs. Clark of Watertown — was adm. to this 
ch. 28 Oct. 1759. Afterward the wife of Thomas (2). 

3. Ballard, o. c. 16 Mar. 1800, had Hannah and Jeduthun Wel- 
lington, bap. 6 Apr. 1800; Wellington,^vo\,. the latter, d. 27 July, 1819, 
a. 20. Susanna d. 5 Sept. 1816, a. 41, prob. w. of Ballard, and 
dau. of Col. Jeduthun Wellington. 

4. William, had child d. 7 Sept. 1825, a. 2 yrs.; a son James, d. 
4 May, 1837, a. 20 yrs. William the father d."24 Mar. 1839, a. 52; 
his wid. 21 July, 1840, a. 46. William L. m. Pamelia A. Palmer, 
17 May, 1840. (She d. 25 Feb. 1852, a. 32.) 

5. Rev. Jonas, and Lucy Bowes of Lexington, m. 21 Sept. 1757. 
Daniel had dau. d. 9 Oct. 1837, a. 3 yrs. David had wife d. 21 
May, 1838, a. about 24. 

CLAY, Sarah D. and Porter Smith, both of South Reading, m. 15 
Aug. 1837. 

CODNER, William, of Boston, and Mary Hill of Camb. m. 5 
Dec. 1745. Fee £2. 

COFFIN, Michael, s. of John, bap. 2 Apr. 1758. 



GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 205 

COGGIN, Sally, adult, o. c. and bap. 15 Aug. 1802. See Win- 
SiHP (par. 20) ; a sister who m. a Winship o. c. same time. 

COGvSWELL, Polly, dau. of Jonathan, of Charlestown, bap. G 
Oct. 1776. See Wyman's Charlestown, 227. 

COLE, Sally, d. 9 Dec. 1807, a. 7 yrs. John, d. suddenly at 
Phile. Russell's, 16 June, 1837, a. 60 — Damon supposes a Universal- 
ist, and attended the funeral. Caleb was on a committee here 6 Nov. 
1801 ; pewholder, 1805. 

COLLINS, Susanna, of Camb. and Benjamin Mead of Medford, 
m. 26 Feb. 1781. [Enos, of Springfield, N. H., drowned 8 Dec. 
1831, a. 28 (g. s.), had w. Mary, and a son Enos, that d. 4 Mar. 1833, 
a, 11 mos. (g. s.).] 

COMEE, Joseph, of Lexington, o. c. here 17 May, 1753. 

COMSTON, William, of Boston, and Jeanette Schouler of W. 
Camb. m. 27 June, 1839. 

CONVERS or CONVERSE, Joseph, of Medford, m. Abigail Ad- 
ams, dau. of Dea. Joseph, 19 Oct. 1800. Joseph and w. Abigail were 
adm. to the ch. 17 Nov. 1805. Had iV^rt%,bap. 17 Nov. 1805; Joseph, 
bap. 20 Apr. 1806 (d. 10 Jan. 1862, a. 55) ; Samuel, bap. 24 Apr. 1808 ; 
Hannah, bap. 24 Feb. 1811; Eliza, bap. 24 Apr. 1814. Joseph the 
father d. 13 Jan. 1816, a. 46. Abigail his wid. d. 30 Mar. 1835, a. 
62 (g. s.). 

2. Lydia, of Medford, m. Benjamin Francis of Charlestown this 
Pet. 7 Apr. 1757. Patience, of Medford, and Edward Gardner of 
Charlestown, m. 23 Mar. 1817. See Wyman, 235. 

COOK or COOKE, Sarah, widow, adm. ch. at organization, 9 
Sept. 1739. Prob. Sarah, w. of Philip, and mother of following: 

2. Ephraiji, whose w. Sarah was adm. to this ch. 4 Sept. 1743. 
She d. 24 Mar. 1748, a. 47. Maiden name Swan (m. 14 Dec. 1727 — 
Paige). Ephraim d. non compos 11 Sept. 1763, a. 64. Mercy, dau 
of Ephraim, deceased, was adm. to the ch. 1 Apr. 1764. Sarah. 
another dau., m. Joseph Frost, 8 Feb. 1753. Abigail, another, m. Eben 
ezer Tufts of Medford, 23 Apr. 1760. Eunice, prob. another, m. Jo- 
seph Reed, 4 July, 1775. Anna, another, d. unm. 7 Apr. 1813, a. 71 
He had also Aaron, b. 1 Jan., bap. here 1 Mar. 1741; Elizabeth, b 
8, bap. 25 Dec. 1743, m. Thomas Barrett, 6 Dec. 1771; Martha, who 
m. Jonathan Dickson of Charlestown, 7 Mar. 1771. 

3. Ephraim, s. of Ephraim (2), had Ephraim, b. 17 Apr., bap. 11 
July, 1756; Abraham aiud Sarah (twins), bap. 5 Mar. 1758; Mercy, 
bap. 10 June, 1759, m. Ephraim Mullett of Charlestown, 28 May, 
1782; Deborah, bap. 13 Aug. 1761 (m. Benjamin Perry, 1794 — 
Paige); Thomas, b. 10 June, bap. 12 June, 1763; Lydia, h. 11, bap. 
20 Ocl. 1765 (d. unm. 1813— Paige); Lucy, b. 19, bap. 26 July, 1767 
(m. Walter Foss, 1786— Pa^^e) ; Mary, b. 3, bap. 9 July, 1769, d. 
— dau. of late Ephraim — 28 July, 1780. Ephraim the father d. of 

19* 



206 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

dysentery, 14 Nov. 1773. With wife o. c. 11 July, 1756. Mercy, 
widow — his w. Mercy Hale of Boston (see Paige) — was adm. to the 
ch. 4 Sept. 1774. J. Dolle — from Cambridge, at Wid. Cooke's — 
d. 7 Jan. 1776, a. 18 mos. See Wymau's Charlestown, 236-37, groups 
17, 19 and 33. 

4. Aaron, s. of Ephraim (2), and w. Elizabeth o. c. 8 Nov. 
1767. (She was Elizabeth Mullett, m. 24 July, 1766— P(<?>e; Wy- 
man.) Had Aaron, bap. 8 Nov. 1767— b. 12 Jan. 1767; John, b. 18, 
bap. 23 Oct. 1768, d. 24 May, 1770, a. 19 mos.; Elizabeth, b. 25 Feb., 
bap. 4 Mar. 1770; {Sarah, b. 1112— Paige); John, b. 3, bap. 8 May, 
1774; Mary, b. 26 Jan., bap. 2 Feb, 1777— perhaps the Mary, 2d, m. 
Homer Sawtell, 1 Aug. 1808; Rebecca, b. 14, bap. 20 June, 1779. 
Elizabeth the w. d. 8 Apr. 1808, a. 62. Ephraim, a son of Aaron 
— omitted by Paige — bap. 19 Aug. 1781. 

5. Ephraim, s. of Ephraim (3), had child {Hannah), b. 15 Sept. 
1778; a child {Ephraim), b. 1780; Isaac, a son, m. Mary Cutter of 
Charlestown, 15 Nov. 1804— Cutter (par. 49), and d. 12 Dec. 1815, 
a. 34; Jazaniah, a son, m. Elizabeth Hall, 26 June, 1806 (d. 1846 — 
Paige); ^meon, a son, the Simeon C. who m. Rebecca C. Hall 15 
May, 1808, d. 20 Mar, 1815, a. 28; Mary, prob. a dau., m. Benjamin 
L. Sanderson 26 Oct. 1823; Susan, prob. another, m. Timothy Batts, 
2 Sept. 1827. Ephraim the father d. 30 Apr. 1824, a. 68. He be- 
longed to the Baptist Society in Camb. N. W. Prect. 21 July, 1787. 
(His w. was Hannah Crosby of Lexington, m. 20 Jan. 1778 — Lex- 
ington Records.) He was a selectman of Cambridge, 1789, 1790. 

6. Abraham, s. of Ephraim (3), m. Naomi Russell, 5 July, 1781, 
belonged to the Baptist Society in Camb. N. W. Pet. 21 July, 1787, 
and d. 29 Oct. 1795, a. 37. 

7. Aaron, s. of Aaron (4), d. 19 Sept. 1819, a. 51. (Had s. Jef^ 
ferson, b. 1803 — Paige.) 

8. Ephraim, s. of Ephraim (5), prob. the Ephraim, Jr., whose 
child d. 6 Oct. 1805, a. 18 mos.; another child of Ephraim, Jr., d. 4 
Nov. 1808, a. 1 yr.; and another, d. 21 July, 1820, a. 2 yrs. (See 
family in Paige, 515.) 

9. Jazaniah (or Jesseniah), s. of Ephraim (5), had Oliver Hall, 
bap. 7 June, 1807; Elizabeth Meriam, bap. 11 Jime, 1809; and Ade- 
line Liicinda, £e. 9, Ann Maria, ae. 7, Sarah Meriam, ce. 5, Harriet, ae. 
2, bap. 30 April, 1821. Elizabeth, prob. his w., d. 12 May, 1821, 
a. 35. 

10. Simeon, s. of Ephraim (5), had Simeon, ?e.. 2, bap. 13 Oct. 
1812— the child d, 19 Oct. 1812, a. 2 yrs. 

11. Ephraim, 3d — prob. the s. of Aaron (4), and bap. 1781 — m. 
Eunice Palmer, 7 May, 1807, and had a child, d. 19 Mar. 1817, a. 3 
mos. Ephraim, prob. he, d. 5 Aug. 1835, a. about 50. (Eunice, 
widow of Ephiaim Cook, d. 9 Nov. 1856, a. 75.) 

12. Joseph, Jr., of Camb., m. Margaret Dickson of Charlestown, 
13 May, 1756— fee 18s.; Abigail, dau. of Joseph, ba.p. 18 Feb. 1759. 
See Wyman, 236, group 18. Sarah m. Henry Dickson, 13 Nov. 
1774. (See Paige, 515.) 



GENEALOGICAL REGISTEE. 207 

13. Samuel, Pastor, made choice of by the Second Precinct in 
Cambridge for that office, 21 JNIay, 1739; accepted of their invitation 
to the work of the gospel ministry, 2 July, 1739; became a member 
of the church at its organization, 9 Sept. 1739; and on 12 Sept. 1739, 
was ordained pastor of this church and congregation. The First 
Church ill Cambridge, and the churches of Lexington, Medford and 
Watertown, assisted in that solemnity. Such is the substance of his 
record of these transactions in the Church Book given by him to the 
Second Church in Cambridge. 

Rev. Sajiuel Cooke— fait/if ul pastor — d. 4 June, 1783, a. 75, and 
in the 4-lth year of his ministry. Had Samuel, b. 2, bap. 9 Aug. 1741, 
d. (18) Aug. 1741, a. 12 days; Anna, b. and bap. 10 July, 1743, adm. 
to the ch. 10 Mar. 1765, m. Ezekiel Hall of Medford 24 Oct. 1765, 
and d. 23 June, 1787, a. 44; Samuel, b. and bap. 14 July, 1745, d. 21 
Aug. 1745 — after a distressing sore mouth of 30 days — a. 40 days — 
"In te spes-Bom.;" — Elizabeth, b. and bap. 14 July, 1745 (twin with Sam- 
uel), adm. to the ch. 9 Nov. 1766, d. unm. 13 Feb. 1784, a. 38; Mary, 
b. 15, bap. 17 May, 1747, adm. to the ch. 9 Nov. 1766. d. 1 Feb. 1824, 
unm., a. 77; Sarah, b. 9, bap. 12 Aug. 1750, adm. to the ch. 3 Dec. 
1769, m. Rev. Jonathan Burr [H. U. 1784], 19 July, 1787, and d. 9 
Mar. 1788; Samuel, b. and bap. 29 Mar. 1752, adm. to the ch. — Sam- 
uel, Jr., A. B. [H, U. 1772]— 6 Sept. 1772, d. unm. 2 Jan. 1795— 
"suddenly at Boston, 9 o'clock in the evening" — a. 43; Hannah 
Gibbs, b. 17, bap. 21 Apr. 1754, adm. to the ch. 30 Oct. 1774, m. 
Henry Bradshaw of Watertown, 3 June, 1781, and d. 24 Jan. 1793, 
a. 38; a dau. b. and d. 17 Oct. 1755 — lived one hour — "more happy 
one such than" . . . .; a dau. stillborn — "infant of mine. Ah!" — 
30 Nov. 1756; Rebecca, b. (29), bap. 31 Dec. 1758, adm. to the ch, 
30 Oct. 1774, and d. 2 Feb. 1778, a. 19, unm. — ''Ah! Rebecca, familiar 
delicias-patris spes" — "after eight months' distress from the effects 
of the small-pox, which she bore with inimitable patience and even 
surprising calmness." Her father preached a sermon, numbered 
1351, on "/mm. Ohariss: R: (7[ook] : Feb: 8, 1778"— text Prov. 8: 
17. "I love them that Love me — And those that Seek me early shall 
find me. "^ He had also a dau. stillborn (16 Jan.) 1761 (Nov. 1760, 
one entry). 

The first wife of Rev. Samuel Cooke was Sarah Porter, dau. of 
Samuel and Anne of Hadley; m. 2 Oct. 1740; brought by her hus- 
band to his house, 16 Oct.; had one child, and d. 22 Aug. 1741, a. 24 
(family monument), as did her child the 14th previous, both dying of 



1 " The temptations that attend youth in the path of life are many and pecu- 
liar. But a merciful God and Father who knows our frame has not left such 
without every possible motive to pursue their best interest. As this discourse 
is particularly designed for the instruction of youth, I shall very briefly show, 
first, whence their danger in early life arises, and then, secondly, point out some 
of the special encouragements to early piety suggested to youth in the word of 
God aud particularly in the text. And God grant they may be attended to as 
things which nearly concern your everlasting peace," &c. &c. 



208 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

the " throat distemper." He then m. Anna Cotton, dau. of Rev. John 
and Mary of Newton, 23 Sept. 1742, came home the 30th. An7ia, 
— ''^ uxor et mater domns. Ah!" — d. 12 Feb. 1761, a. 38, having been 
mother of eleven children. He m. third, 25 Nov. 1762, Lucy, wid. of 
Rev. Nicholas Bowes, of Bedford, the dau. of Rev. John and Eliza- 
beth Hancock, of Lexington. She d. 21 Sept. 1768, a. 56 — "after 
years of sore distress from the gravel." 

For autobiography of Rev. Samuel Cooke, see History of Pre- 
cinct under 1778. He was distinguished by his good sense and pru- 
dence, and for his ardent patriotism. The writer has in his possession 
a large number of his MS. sermons. Other particulars regarding 
his life are given elsewhere in this work, during the period covered 
by his pastorate. A writer in the Am. Qaar. Register for 1839, says, 
*' Mr. Cooke was very eminent among the ministers of his day," and 
gives a list of his published sermons. 

COOPER, Daniel, of Camb., and Lydia Mullet of Charlestown, 
this Pet., m. 9 May, 1764. Daniel of Charlestown o. c. 5 May, 
1765, and had daus. Lydia Prentice and Elizabeth, bap. 5 May, 1765; 
Elizabeth Prentice, dau. of Daniel of Charlestown, d. 26 Mar. 1767, 
a. 2 yrs. ; iVeffe, dau. of Daniel, Charlestown, bap. 17 May, 1767. 
Widow Lydia d. at her father Mullet's, 4 Dec. 1777, a. 39. See 
^ Wyman, 239. 

2. Samuel, had a dau. b. 31 Aug. 1780. Mary, m. Thomas 
Beals, 6 June, 1779 — fee $40. William, m. Rebecca Jenkins, 24 
Apr. 1780. (These three probably chil. of Benjamin, innholder in 
Menotomy during the Revolution — see Paige, 517.) Mara, dau. of 
Jonathan, a brother of Daniel (1), m. Joshua Palmer, 23 May, 1791. 
(See Paige, 517.) 

Benjamin Cooper — prob. the innholder — was a selectman of Camb. 
in 1778. Daniel — perhaps the Daniel (1) — was a private soldier in 
the French War. A Benjamin Cooper, of Charlestown (Samuel 
Kent, master), was a private soldier in Capt. Thomas Adams's com- 
pany from this Precinct and other towns, in 1758. See Wijman, 239, 
group 11. 

CORNELL, Mehitable — "brought up with Deacon John Win- 
ship" — adm. to the ch. 3 July, 1757. 

COTTING, William and Sarah, o. c. 31 Jan. 1813. Had Ben- 
jamin Eddy, hai^. 7 Feb. 1813 [H. U. 1834, Ji.Z). 1837]; Martha 
Eddy, bap. 19 June, 1814, m. Miles T. Gardner [H. U. 1834], of 
Dedham, 24 May, 1838; Mary Caroline, bap. 8 Sept. 1816, d. 24 
Nov. 1820, a. 5 ; Sarah Maria Wellington, bap. 7 June, 1818;' Wil- 
liam Francis, bap. 9 July, 1 820 — the William W. who m. Elmira 
Peirce, 22 Dec. 1840. See Eddy. 

William the father, then at Lunenburg, executed a deed on June 

1 Married 28 Aug. 1849, Howland Holmes [H. U. 1843, M.D. 1848], who 
since 1851 has resided iia Lexington. 



GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 209 

16, 1858, of certain land situated in West Cambridge, to George H. 
Gray, John Field, Reuben Hopkins and John Osborn, all of West 
Cambridge, permanent trustees, in trust for the use and maintenance 
of a high school or academy. It having long been the desire of many 
citizens of the town to establish and maintain a school of that charac- 
ter in the place, for the instruction and education of youth of both 
sexes, certain citizens had organized themselves into an association 
for that purpose and had appointed the above-named gentlemen, being 
one from each of the four religious societies of the town, viz. the Or- 
thodox, Unitarian, Universalist and Baptist, to carry out their plan. 
In consequence of the generous gift of Mr. Cotting, the trustees named 
the school the Cotting Academy. Suitable buildings were soon 
afterward erected on this lot of land, which was situated on "the 
north-west side of a new street laid out over land late of said Cotting, 
leading into the main high road from West Cambridge to Lexington." 
The gift was subject to various proper restrictions and conditions, the 
chief of which was, that no school shall be kept on the premises, or 
permitted to be kept, by the said trustees or their successors, of a 
lower grade than a high school, " to the end that any pupil thereof, so 
desiring, shall at all times have opportunity of being thoroughly edu- 
cated in such school, in any and all the branches of learning required 
for admission into Harvard University at Cambridge, and other Amer- 
ican colleges." On failure of said trustees and their successors to 
keep and maintain, or cause to be kept and maintained, such school or 
academy for the period of six successive months, then said Cotting or 
his heirs may re-enter and take immediate possession of said land as 
of his first and former estate, and the buildings thereon, if not removed 
within three months after notice, shall become the property of said 
Cotting or his heirs. The deed permitting a transfer to the town on 
the same conditions, the town of West Cambridge assumed the above 
responsibilities, and on Sept. 16, 1864, purchased from the trustees 
their interest in the estate, and gave the school the name of the Cot- 
ting High School. The establishment of this academy formed a 
new starting-point in the prosperity of the town. Some of the prin- 
cipal men had avowed their determination to leave the place unless 
such a school could be established. 

COUCH, Moses R., of Frankfort, and Martha Fowle of Lexing- 
ton, m. 20 Nov. 1815. 

COWDRY, Isaac, of Reading, and Ruthy Prentiss of Camb., m. 
30 Aug. 1795. 

COWELL, Mrs., of Boston, d. at Joseph Winship's, 24 June, 1746, 
a. 24. 

COX, Matthew, had Walter, b. 15, bap. 19 Dec. 1742, d. 26 Dec. 
1742, a. 10 days. The father m. Elizabeth Russell, 1739. 

2. Samuel, of (Jamb, deceased — had Samuel, a. 7, and Lydia, a. 9, 
bap. 7 Apr. 1776. He was s. of Matthew (1). — See Paige, 518. 



210 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

3. Walter, s. of Matthew (1), had Wniiam, bap. 7 Feb. 1779. 
James, had child b. in 1780. Mrs. Ruthy, d. 9 Nov. 1800, a. 40. 
Elbridge, had dau. Ann Mary N., d. 30 June, 1839, a. 7. Ruth, 
m. Samuel Russell 25 Feb. 1754. Samuel, m. Fanny Watson, 14 
Mar. 1793, prob. s. of Samuel (2). Mary, of Woburn, m. Elipha- 
let Dodge of Danvers, 13 Feb. 1802. Walter, William and Samuel 
are named by Wyman, 245. See Paige's Camb. 

CRAFT or CRAFTS, Joseph, of Newton, m. Mary Fiske of W. 
Camb. 11 May, 1809. John J., m. Rebecca W. Frost, 13 June, 1816. 
John P., d. 25 Apr. 1837, a. 46. 

CROCKETT, Susan L., of Maiden, and Thomas Capell of Lex- 
ington, m. 10 Sept. 1839. 

CROOME, Maria Weston, wife of George, baptized 2 Jan., 
1842.' 

CROSBY, Rebecca, of Billerica, m. Gershom Cutter, Jr., 15 Mar. 
1757 — Cutter (par. 37). Rhoda, of Camb., m. Thomas Reed of 
Charlestown, this Pet., 2 July, 1761 — Wyman, 249. Simeon, m. Lydia 
Frost, 7 May, 1787; Lydia, prob. she, d. 3 Aug. 1813, a. 47 ; a child 
of Simeon d. 19 July, 1800, a. 3 days; Simeon belonged to the Bap- 
tist Society in Camb. N. W. Prec't, 21 July, 1787. Gardner, of 
Boston, m. Susanna Russell of Camb. 2 Jan. 1803. 

2. John, m. Mary Buckman, 13 Apr. 1817. He o. c. and was 
bap. 9 Nov. 1817; had Belinda Green, bap. 9 Nov. 1817 ; FAiza Ann, 
bap, 16 Apr. 1820; Lydia Louisa, bap. 8 Sept. 1822; Mary, bap. 1 
Oct. 1826. 

3. Samuel, of Watertown, m. Margaret Frost, 2 Dec. 1821. Ken- 
dall, of Boston, m. Elizabeth Hill, 23 Apr. 1826. Miss Harriet, 
d. 1 May, 1842, a. 28. 

CUMMINGS, Jacob— from ch. in Groton, N. H.— adm. here, 12 
June, 1820. Charles W., of Boston, m. Sarah W. Frost, 17 Oct. 
1824. 

CURTIS, Mrs. Priscilla, had dau. d. 24 July, 1802, a. 3. She 
herself was admitted to the ch. 5 Aug. 1802, and d. 26 Aug. 1802, 
a. 24. 

CUSHING, dau. of Thomas P., d. 11 Aug. 1839, a. 10 weeks. 



^ Mr. George Croome, for many years a leading manufacturer and dealer in 
furniture in this city, died at his residence in Arlington on Friday, after two 
years of great suffering, at the age of nearly 72. He came from England to 
Boston when a child, and in youth served an apprenticeship in a furniture 
manufactory. AVhen a young man he established himself in business with Mr. 
Lane, under the firm name of Lane & Croome, first locating on Court street, and 
afterward on Washington street. He continued in the business for many years 
— after Mr. Lane's retirement, as Croome & Hixon, then as George Croome, and 
lastly as George Croome & Co., retiring about two years ago. He leaves a 
widow. — Boston Daily Advertiser, Monday, Oct. 27, 1879. 



GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 211 

CUTLER, Alice, wife of James, and Abigail, wife of James, Jr., 
were adm. to the Pet. ch. at organization 9 Sept. 1739. James, Sen., d. 
16 Sept. 1756, a. 72. He was an innbolder here in 1734. — See Wyman, 
259. Alice, wife of the above James, d. 22 Sept. 1756, a. 67. Alice, 
their dau., m. Ephraim Jones, Jr., of Concord, 16 Nov. 1752. James 
Cutler was a prominent petitioner for the establishment of the Pre- 
cinct — see History, Chap. I. — and one of the Pet. committee eight 
years between 1733 and 1752; also Pet. assessor. 

2. James, Jr., whose wife was Abigail Dunster, pub. 29 Oct. 1737 
(see Paige), had James, b. 30 May, bap. 10 June, 1741 ; AMgail,h. 22 
Sept., bap. 3 Oct. 1742; Alice,h. 16, bap. 21 Apr. 1745; Martha, h. 14, 
bap. 27 July, 1746; ffeiirg, b. 10, bap. 15 May, 1748; Betty, 
b. 17, bap. 22 Apr. 1750, d. 24 July, 1754, a. 5; Sarah, b. 1, bap. 4 
Feb. 1753, d. 30 July, 1754, a. 2; William, b. 11, bap. 13 Apr. 1755. 
See Wyman's Charlestown, 259. 

3. William, s. of James (1), m. Elizabeth "Whittemore, Jr., 15 
Sept. 1743, and had Elizabeth, b. 23 Feb. 1747— prob. the ^fca^-e^A— 
assigned in record to " James, Jr." — bap. privately 8 Mar. 1747 — and d. 
10 Apr. 1747, a. 50 days; had also a son and dau., b. 22 Apr. 1760; a 
son, stillborn, 31 Mar. 1762; Elizabeth, b. 19, bap. privately 24 July, 
1763, d. 5 Aug. 1763, a. 18 ds.; William, b. and bap. 23 Dec. 176"4 
[H. U. 1786]; a son, b. 11, d. 12 Apr. 1766, a. 1 day (all but one of 
the preceding chil. d. young). Elizabeth, wife of William, d. 29 
Dec. 1770, a. 47. (Paige quotes a newspaper notice, of the time, to 
the effect that she had thirty-six children ; the thirty-fifth the only one 
surviving when she died.) William m. Rebecca Hall, 19 Jan. 1773 
— wid. of Thomas Hall, Jr., and dau. of Ebenezer Cutter. By this 
marriage he had James, b. 12, bap. 15 May, 1774;* Rebecca, b. Jan., 
bap. 19 .Jan. 1777, d. 6 Aug. 1778, a. 20 mos. ; Rebecca, b. 22, bap. 26 
Dec. 1779, m. John Tufts 13 Dec. 1798. William the father was 
adm. to the ch. 8 Oct. 1769, and d. of " a dropsie," 1 Apr. 1781. Re- 
becca — wid. of Wm. Cutler and Thos. Hall, Jr., and dau. of Eben'r 
Cutter. Medford— d. 12 Dec. 1817, a. 80. (See Hist. Gutter Fam., 
90,382-83; Paige, 520-21 ; Wyman's Charlestown, 259.) William 
Cutler was a Pet. committeeman and assessor in 1764. 

William (3), was an innholder and had slaves. Rose, his servant, 
m. Punch, servant of Samuel Brooks of Medford, 3 June, 1754 — fee 
10s. She, styled maid-servant of William, was bap. 15 Dec. 1754. 
(Punch, her husband, slave — man-servant of Samuel Brooks, Jr., Med- 
ford — bajD. same time). A negro child of Rose, servant of William, 
b. 2 Feb. 1755, d. 5 Feb. 1755, a. 4 ds. Dinah, negro girl of Wil- 
liam, was bap. 17 Oct. 1756, te. 2. Venus, a dau. of Rose — Wil- 
liam's negro — was bap. 9 Dec. 1759. Prince, s. of Rose — William's 
servant — b. 8 Aug., bap. 12 Sept. 1762. Rose m. Scipio Pool of 



1 James Cutler, born May 12, 1774, married Abigail, daughter of Major Ben- 
jamin llussell. He was of the firm of Russell & Cutler, who published the 
Boston Gazette for many years. — J. B. R. 



212 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

Medford, 1 Sept. 1768— fee $1. Rose, servant of William, d. 29 
Aug. 1769, a. 48. Tobet, black slave of William, d. 16 Apr. 1774. 
IsHMAEL, rated in Menotomy in 1781, was probably a servant of 
William.^ 

William, funeral 22 Aug. 1775. Silas m. Sarah Gray, 3 June, 
1827. 

William Cutler was lieut. of Menotomy trainband in 1766. Islima- 
el and Prince Cutler were soldiers in the Revolutionary army. Cut- 
ler's Tavern, afterward Tufts's Tavern, is still standing. 

CUTTER. This very numerous family has been more fully treated 
by the author in his History of the Cutter Family of New England, and 
the briefest outline only is here given. 

Gershom (s. of Richard, emigrant from England), d. 2 Apr. 1738, 
a. 85 yrs. (g. s.). Impressed for service in Philip's War, 26 Nov. 
1675. Adm. to Camb. ch. 6 Aug. 1721. (See Wyman's Charles- 
town, 266.) 

2. Nathaniel, a brother of Gershom (1 ), had Wid. Elizabeth, 
adm. to Pet. ch. at organization, 9 Sept. 1739, and dism. thence to the 
First Church in Groton, 12 Nov. 1749. {Caution, 1752, Elizabeth 
Cutter, last from Groton, into said town of Woburn ; her husband's son 
John Cutter d. in Woburn 15 Mar. 1789, a. 85.) She was prob. the 
Elizabeth Cutter adm. to Camb. ch. 15 Feb. 1719. Elizabeth 
m. Samuel Fay, of Westboro', 6 Apr. 1756. See Wyman, 270. 

3. John (s. of William, a brother of Gershom, above), adm. to 
Camb. ch. with w. Lydia, 4 June, 1710, and adm. with w. Lydia to 
the ch. in N. W. Pet. 9 Sept. 1739, the time of its organization; was 
chosen deacon of the latter ch. 17 Nov. 1739, being one of the two 
first deacons. He had previously been member of an important com- 
mittee of the First Church, for observing the interests of religion, a 
committee instituted in 1736, and renewed annually for the space of 
about fifty years, and was one of the members first elected. He was 
constable in 1725; assessor, 1721, '24, '27, '28, 1736, 1741 ; selectman, 
1728,1736, 1741; Pet. committeeman, 1736, 1738-46; Pet. clerk, 
1733-65, thirty-two years; Pet. treasurer, 1734, also Pet. assessor five 
years. Lydia, w. of Dea. John, d. 7 Jan. 1755, a. 64 (g. s.) — maid- 
en name Harrington (see Bond's Wat. 273). Deacon John d. 21 Jan. 
1776, in 86th yr. and 37th of his office — his surviving children 8, 
grandchildren 68, great-grandchildren 115, and of the fifth generation 
3 (g. s.). Had Lydia, adm. to Camb. ch. 5 May, 1728, m. Seth Reed 
(pub. 5 Aug. 1732) ; Rebecca, who m. fi]-st, Zechariah Hill, and second, 
Samuel Carter — at the time of her death the mother of 11 children, 
grandmother of 103, great-grandmother of 150, and of the fourth 
generation 134; Hannah, m. John Brooks; Mary, m. Ephraim Frost; 
John; Abigail, adm. Pet. ch. at organization 9 Sept. 1739, m. Sam- 

1 Dinah and Ishmael are named in an article on the doings of the Cutler 
family at the time of the passage of the British troops through Menotomy, 
April 19, 1775, published in Arlington Advocate for May 1, 1875. 



GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 213 

uel Frost, 19 Feb. 1741; Richard; Thomas, &. 21 May, 1737, a. 9 yrs. 
(g. s.); Martha, m. Jonathau Stone, 21 May, 1747; Ammi; Ruha- 
mah (twin with Ammi), d. 7 June, 1737, a. 3 yrs. (g. s.). See Wy- 
man, 261. 

4. William, brother of John (3), who ra. Ann Rice of Sudbury, 
with w. Anne was.adm. to Pet. eh. at its organization, 9 Sept. 1739. 
He was adm. to Camb. oh. 15 Mar. 1724. His w. Anne was adm. to 
Camb. ch. 11 Apr. 1725. Anne, w. of William, d. 19 May, 1753, 
a. 71(g. s.). William d. 16 Nov. 1756, a. 59. Had Jonathan. See 

Wyman, 263, 808. 

5. Samuel, brother of John (3), whose w. Ann Harrington was 
sister of the wife of his brother John (3), had o. c. at Camb. ch. 17 
Sept. 1721, and with his w. Anne was adm. to Camb. ch. 29 Sept. 
1723. Samuel d. 27 Sept. 1737, a. 37 (g. s.). He was one of the 
Pet. committee in 1737, afid assessor 1737. Anne his wid. was adm. 
to Pet. ch. at organization, 9 Sept. 1739, andm. Nathaniel Francis, 31 
Mar. 1743, who d. 2 Sept. 1764, a. 71. Wid. Ann Francis of Afason, 
was buried here, 1 Jan. 1778, a. 76— d. 31 Dec. 1777, a. 74 (g. s.). 
Samuel had William, d. 27 Apr. 1737, a. 15 yrs. (g. s.) ; Esther, adm. 
Pet. ch. 20 Apr. 1740, m. Stephen Prentice of Grafton, 6 Aug. 1741 ; 
Samuel, d. young; Anne, adm. to Pet. ch. 27 Nov. 1748 — dau. of Mrs. 
Francis — m. Walter Dickson, 3 May, 1750; Rebecca, adm. Pet. ch. 
2 June, 1749 — dau. of Mrs. Francis — m. Jason Dunster, 26 Oct. 1749, 
and rem. in 1769 to Mason, N. H. ; Hannah, adm. Pet. ch. 28 Oct. 
1753— dau. of Mrs. Francis— m. Joseph Tufts, Jr., of Medford, 21 
Mar. 1754; Samuel. Emmon, mau-servant of the Wid. Ann, aet. 27, bap. 
here, 25 July, 1742. See Wyman, 263, 264. 

6. Ammi Ruhamah, brother of John (3), grad. Harv. Coll. 1725, 
and as " Sir" Cutter was adm. Camb. ch. 26 Nov. 1727, was ordained 
minister of North Yarmouth (now Yarmouth, Me.), 18 Nov. 1730, 
and dismissed 28 Nov. or 12 Dec. 1735. Was afterward a physician 
and superintendent of a trading-house for the Indians on the Saco 
River, and in 1745 was capt. 7th co. 3d Mass. Regt. expedition against 
Louisburg, where it appears, after Louisburg was taken by the Eng- 
lish, he was detailed to remain in the vicinity in command and to offi- 
ciate as surgeon, and where in March, 1 746, he died of disease, probably 
fever, a. 40 to 45. Tradition says that his preaching was ingenious 
and original, and that in surgery he was eminent. His person was 
spoken of as commanding, his eye black and piercing " almost to the 
annihilation of the object on which it rested." His habits were prob- 
ably not as grave and severe as the church under his care deemed es- 
sential. The writer has in his possession two plans by him of his 
father's lands in Menotomy, made about the year 1725. Rev. Samu- 
el Cooke, in Camb. Second Prect., records that on the evening of Sun- 
day, 27 Jan. 1740, he conversed with Mr. Ammi R. Cutter — then prob- 
ably on a visit to Menotomy, his birth-place. Ammi Ruhamah Cutter 
[H. U. 1752], his sou, of Portsmouth, N. IL, was surgeon of Rogers's 
Rangers in the French War, and Pliysician-General of tlie Eastern 
Department in the Revolutionary War. See Wy man's Chas., 266. 

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214 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

7. C^SAR, servant of John (3), hanged himself, 26 June, 1743, a. 
30 yrs. 

8. Gershom, s. of Gershom (1), who o. c. and was bap. Camb. ch. 
10 May, 1702, d. 7 July, 1753, a. 73. His w. Mehitable— maiden 
name Abbott — who was adm. Camb. (^h. 15 Feb. 1708, and to the Pet. 
ch. at organization, 9 Sept. 1739, d. his wid. 28 Mar. 1757, a. 78. 
Had Thomas, A. 1727, a. 26, single; Gershom; George; Hannah, m. 
Thomas Emmons ; Mehitable, m. Ephraim Winship ; Lydia, m. John 
Whitmore; Sarah, m. Thomas Williams; Richard; Nehemiah ; Isa- 
bel, adm. Pet. ch. 22 June, 1740, m. Jonathan Winship 1 Oct. 1741; 
Aaron ; lliomas. Gershom Cutter, Jr., the father, was a Pet. assess- 
sor in 1735. See Wyman, 266. 

9. John, s. of John (3), adm. Pet. ch. 12 July, 1741, m. Lucy 
Adams 21 May, 1745, andd. 12 Feb. 1797,^a. 77 (g. s.). Lucy, his 
wid., d. 17 Apr. 1810, a. 87 (g. s.). No issue. He was assessor in 
1774, and selectman in 1774, '75. (See Paige.) He was Pet. treas- 
urer 1758-61. See Wyman, 261, No. 5. 

10. Richard, s. of John (3), had w. Kezia adm. Pet. ch. and 
bap. 28 Feb. 1747 — maiden name Peirce. He himself was adm. same 
ch. 31 July, 1748. Had Thomas, b. 29 May, bap. 12 June, 1748; Ru- 
hamah, b. 6, bap. 11 Mar. 1750; Kezia, b " 10, bap. 17 Nov. 1751; 
Hannah, h. 16, bap. 20 Jan. 1754; Richard, b. 25, bap. 28 Mar. 
1756; Seth, b. (14), bap. 16 Apr, 1758; Susanna, b. 14, bap. 19 Oct. 
1760; Rhoda, b. 4, bap. 5 Dec. 1762, m. Benjamin Teel; Lucy, b. 19, 
bap. 30 June, 1765; John, b. 14, bap. 19 Apr. 1767; Elizabeth, b. at 
Hudson 1771, d. 1795, at Pelham, a. 24. Richard the father rem. 
his family, about 1770, to Hudson, N. H., where his own and wife's 
gravestones are standing. 

11. Ammi, s. of John (3), had w. Esther — maiden name Peirce — 
adm. with him to the Pet. ch. 15 Apr. 1753 (she baptized) ; she d. 8 Jan. 
1772, a. 39 (38, g.s.), and he m. Abigail Holden, 12 Nov. 1772, who 
d. 29 June, 1773, a. 29 (28, g.s.); he then m. Hannah Holden (27 
Oct. 1774), who was adm. Pet. ch. 7 Sept. 1783, andd. 23 Aug. 1800, 

a. 48 (g. s.). Ammi was assessor 1779, and 1781 to 1786; selectman 
in 1779 and 1786; Pet. committeeman and assessor 1772, 1791; Pre- 
cinct clerk 1766, '67, '72, '84, '85; had ten children by first wife and 
ten by third wife, and d. 19 Apr. 1795, a. 62 (g. s.), leaving seventeen 
living children and forty -six grandchildren. Had Esther, b. 10 Nov., 
d. 18 Dec. 1751, a. 6 wks.; John, b. 25, bap. 28 Oct. 1753; Ammi, b. 
23 Oct., bap. 2 Nov. 1755; Lydia, b. 26, bap. 30 Oct. 1757, m. Jona- 
than Teel, 7 Apr. 1776; James, b. (14) bap. 16 Dec. 1759; Beiijamin, 

b. (7) bap. 8 Nov. 1761 ; Joiias, h. 14, bap. 16 Oct. 1763; Esther Ru- 
hamah, b. 26 Sept., bap. 6 Oct. 1765, m. Ebenezer Hall, 26 Mar. 
1786; Ephraim, h. Si\\(!ihsi\^. 1 Nov. 1767; Frances, b. and bap. 31 
Dec. 1769, m. Walter Russell, 26 June, 1788; Joshua, b. 1 Dec, 1774, 
d. 9 Dec. 1776 (16, g. s.), a. 2; Thomas, b. 1 Nov. 1776, d. 25 Nov. 
1795, a. 19 (g.s.); Joshua,h. 14 Mar. 1779; Abigail, b. (20 Mar. 
1781), m. Calvin Howe, 3 July, 1803; Thomas, Joshua and Abigail 



GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 215 

were baj). by the Rev. Mr. Jackson, 7 Sept. 1783 ; Hannah, b. (25 
Oct. 1783), bap. by Rev. Mr. Marrett, 23 Nov. 1783, d. 6 July, 1786. 
a. 3 (g. s.) ; Rebecca, b. (24 May), bap. (June, 1786), m. Benjamin 
Foster, 5 Apr. 1807; Simon, b.'(17), bap. 27 Apr. 1788; Hannah, b. 
(29 July), bap. 1 Aug. 1790, m. Thomas Gibson ; Artemas, b. (16), 
bap. 26 Aug. 1792; Abiel, b. (27), bap. 31 Aug. 1794. See Wy- 
man, 262. 

12. Jonathan, s. of William (4). m. Anna Jennings, 23 Nov. 
1749; she was adm. Pet. ch. 13 Jan. 1751; he was adm. do. 1 Apr. 

1770, and d. 24 Apr. 1770, a. 44. Anna, his wid., d. 29 Apr. 1797, 

a. 67 (g. s.). Had William, b. 15, bap. 17 Feb. 1751; Anne, b. 28 
Mar., bap. 1 Apr. 1753, d. 29 Oct. 1754, a. 2; Anne, b. 6, bap. 13 
Apr. 1755, m. Brown; Rebecca,h. 4, bap. 16 Oct. 1757, d. soon; Mary, 

b. 7, bap. 11 May, 1760, m. Benjamin Richardson, 16 Feb. 1783; 
Jonathan, b. 19, bap. 24 Oct. 1762; MehitaUe, b. 25, bap. 29 Dec. 
1765, m. James Cutter (par. 21), 28 May, 1807; Solomon, b. and 
bap. 23 Apr. 1769. At Jonathan's, the father, a male nurse child 
d. May, 1766, a. 2 yrs. Ruth Mason, adult, ajt. 18, living at Jona- 
than's, was bap. 25 May, 1766. See Wyman, 263, 1066. 

13. Samuel, s. of Samuel (5), m. Susanna Francis of Medford, a 
sister of the celebrated Col. E^benezer Francis, of the Revolutionary 
Army, killed in battle at Hubbardton in 1777. Samuel o. c. Pet. ch. 
12 Feb. 1758. He was ensign of Capt. Isaac Hall's company, Col. 
Thomas Gardner's Regiment, in 1775, and is alluded to in the Pet. 
records as lieutenant. He resided in the Charlestown portion of the 
Precinct, was a Pet. committeeman and assessor in 1772, and treasurer 
in 1782, and was killed by a barrel of tar falling on him from his 
cart at Winter Hill, in Somerville, 7 Apr. 1791, a. 55 (g. s.). Susan- 
na, his wid., d. 19 Dec. 1817, a. 83 (g. s.). Had Samuel, bap. 26 
Feb. 1758; William, bap. 22 July, 1759; Susanna Francis, bap. 15 
Mar. 1761, m. Thomas Whittemore, 16 Nov. 1783; Francis, b. 17, 
bap. 24 Apr. 1763; Ezekiel b. 24, bap. 30 Dec. 1764; Ebenezer, b. 31 
Dec. 1766, bap. 4 Jan. 1767; Abigail, b. 19, bap. 22 Jan. 1769, m. 
Saaiuel Cutter (par. 63), 21 Jan. 1787; Anne, b. 25, bap. 30 June, 

1771, m. William Whittemore, 2 Feb. 1796; Adam, b. 13, bap. 18 
Apr. 1773; Edward, b. 9, bap. 11 June, 1775, d. 2 Aug. 1778, a. 3. 
Washington, b. 18, bap. 22 June. 1777. See Wyman, 264. 

14. Gershom, s. of Gershom (8), whose w. Anna (adm. to Camb. 
ch. prob. 4 June, 1727) was adm. to Pet. ch. at organization, 9 Sept. 
1739 — her maiden name Fillebrown. He was a selectman 1757, a 
Pet. committeeman 1754 to 1758, and elected 1775, but declined; Pet. 
assessor 1742, and 1754-58; and d. of jaundice, 10 Dec. 1777, a. 74. 
Had Thomas; Anna, m. Thomas Whittemore, 1 Feb. 1753; Gershom; 
James, d. 16 July, 1738, a. 2 yrs. (g. s.) ; John; MehitaUe, b. 20, bap. 
24 Feb. 1740, d. 29 Nov. 1750, a. 11 ; James, b. 27 Mar., bap. 4 Apr. 
1742; Sarah, b. 27, bap. 30 Sept. 1744, m. Joshua Swan, 20 July, 
1762; Elizabeth, b. 20 Jan.. bap. 1 Feb. 1747, d. 28 Nov. 1750, in 
4th yr.; Stephen, b. 26 Apr. 1750; Amos, b. 7 Aug. 1752, d. 21 Dec. 
1753, a. 16 mos. See Wyman, 266-67. 



216 HISTORY OF AllLINGTON. 

15. George, s. of Gersliom (8), m. Jane Butterfielcl. He o. c. at 
Camb. ch. 1 Mar. 1730, and his w. Jane, adm. to Camb. ch. 23 Aug. 
1730, was adm. to the Pet. ch. at organization, 9 Sept. 1739. Jane, 
w. of George, d. 7 May, 1776, a. 69. He had Hannah, d. young; 
Jane ; George ; Hannah, b. 13, bap. 20 July, 1 740, m. Thomas Brooks ; 
Isabel, b. 18, bap. 20 June, 1742, adm. Pet. ch. 30 Dec. 1770, m. Wil- 
liam Webber; Jonathan, b. 30 Aug., bap. 2 Sept. 1744, d. 19 Aug. 
1747, a. 4; Phebe, b. 12, bap. 22 Mar. 1747, adm. Pet. ch. 28 Oct. 
1770; Jonathan, b. 6, bap. 29 Oct. 1749, d. 11 Sept. 1751, a. 2. A 
negro child at George Cutter's d. 31 Aug. 1751, a. 6 weeks; Cae- 
sar, servant of George, d. 25 July, 1777: Experience, a mulatto, 
brought up by George, bap. 23 Nov. 1783. See Wyman, 268. 

16. Nehemiah, s. of Gershom (8), adm. to Camb. ch. 13 Aug. 
1738, whose w. Martha — maiden name Bowman — was adm. Camb. 
ch. 30 Dec. 1739. Nehemiah, and Martha his wife, from First 
Church in Camb. — by letter — were adm. to the Pet. ch. 28 Jan. 1753. 
He was Pet. committeeman and assessor, 1770-72. He d. 12 Sept. 
1798, a. 81— she d. 1 July, 1790, a. 75 (g. s.). Mary King who lived 
at Nehemiah's, d. 18 Aug. 1750, a. 15 yrs. He had Samuel, b. 17 
May, bap. 1 June, 1740; Martha, b. 1, bap. 7 Nov. 1742, m. Henry 
Lucas, 12 Feb. 1767; Elizabeth, b. 14, bap. 17 Feb. 1744, funeral 4 
Aug. 1775; Joseph, b. 21, bap. 22 Sept. 1745, d. 23 Dec. 1749, a. 5; 
William, b. 14, bap. 17 Apr. 1748; Sarah, b. 14, bap. 18 Feb. 1750, 
m. James Foster, 26 Jan. 1773; Joseph, b. 23, bap. 29 Dec. 1751. fu- 
neral 18 Aug. 1-775; Nehemiah, b. 3, bap. 10 June, 1753; Mehitable, b. 

28 Apr., bap. 4 May, 1755, m. first Thomas Hopkins and second 

Perkins; Andrew, h. 9, bap. 13 Feb. 1757; a dau., b. 1 Mar. 1760, d. 
soon. See Wyman, 268. 

17. Aaron, s. of Gershom (8), and w. Mary. o. c. Pet. ch. 28 
Apr. 1745, and both were adm. same ch. 2 June, 1754. He m. Mary 
Moore, 1 Apr. 1745. He d.— "^A.^"— 9 July, 1768, a. 47 (g. s.). She 
d., his wid., 27 Sept. 1793, a. 70 (g. s.). Had Aaron — s.Mary Moore 
and Aaron— b. 15 Mar., bap. 28 Apr. 1745; Mary, b. 22, bap. 26 
Oct. 1746; d. unmarried, 11 May, 1809, a. 63; Thomas, b. 17, 
bap. 21 May, 1749, drowned 21 Oct. 1751, a. 3; Lydia, b. 1, bap. 3 
Feb. 1751, itn. John Bowers, 21 Jan. 1773; Thomas, b. 21, bap. 30 
Sept. 1753; Charles, b. 4, bap. 16 Oct. 1757; Isaac, b. 17, bap. 20 
July, 1760; Amos, b. 26, bap. 30 May, 1762, d. 27 Sept. 1818, a. 56; 
Benjamin, b. 10, bap. 13 Apr. 1766, d. 26 Sept. 1812, a. 46; Robert, 
b. 25, bap. 26 June, 1768— "^/i ! Pat. w?e"— (d. in 1808) ; he rem. to 
Charlestown from Camb. in Dec. 1787 {Cutter Book, 373). See 
Wyman, 269. 

18. Richard, s. of Richard (10), m. Miriam Brown, 25 May, 
1781. He o. c. at Camb. First Church, in order his chil. be baptized, 
3 Jan. 1783. Had bap. at Camb. First Parish, Hannah, b Jan. 1783; 
Elizabeth Merriam,^ Oct. 11 M; Mary, Zl Dec. 1786; Leonard, 12 
Mar. 1791. (See Cutter Hist., 109-112, 371.) Richard the father 
was a private soldier from Camb. iu the Revolutionary War. 



GENEALOGICAL EEGISTER. 217 

19. John, s. of Ammi (11), m. Lucy Adams, 4 Feb. 1777. He d. 
7 June, 1811, a. 58. He was Pet. clerk, 1786-88. Had Lucy, b. 23 
Feb. 1777, m. first Aaron Dickson, 21 Nov. 1797, and second John 
Stevens; Ahijah, b. 13 Apr. 1780; Joel, b. 22 Oct. 1782, d. 17 Sept. 
1795, a. 13 (g. s.) ; John, d. during 1813, a. 28, soldier of 1812. John, 
adult, bap. 1 May, 1803. (Lucy, w. of John, d. 9 Nov. 1830.) See 

Wyman, 262. 

20. Ammi, s. of Ammi (11), m. Esther TVinship, 6 Feb. 1776. 
He o. c. Pet. ch. 21 Sept. 1777. Had Ammi, b. (17), bap. 21 Sept. 
1777; Edward, b. 22 Mar., bap. 23 Apr. 1780; James, bap. Camb. 
First Parish, 13 Oct. 1782; FMher, bap. do. 2 Jan. 178J, d. in First 
Parish. 5 Aug. 1785; Esther Winship, b. 2 Nov., bap. — Nov. 1786, 
First Parish, m. N. K. Lombard ; Charlotte A., b. 11, bap. 18 Oct. 

1789, First Parish, m. S. B. Morse; Amos and Harriet (twins), b. 29 
Aug. and bap. Second Pet. 2 Sept. 1792 — Harriet m. Joshua Cheever ; 
Amos, b. 15 Aug. 1794, dead in 1842 — no heirs; Emily, m. Levi In- 
gols. Ammi the father was a private soldier in the Revolutionary 
Army, and d. (see Cutter Hist.) 28 June, 1830; his wife dying 30 Mar. 
1817. See Wyman, 262. 

21. James, s. of Ammi (11), m. first Anne Harrington Russell, 11 
Aug. 1785. Heandw. Anne H.o.c. Pet. ch, 28 July, 1788. Shed. 14 
Dee. 1806, a. 41 (g. s.). Hem. second Mehitable Cutter (par. 12), 
28 May, 1807. Mehitable, w. of James, d. 1 Mar. 1809, a. 43 (g. 
s.). He m. third Lydia Russell, 20 July, 1809 — maiden name Adams, 
and wid. of Edward Russell. She d. 2o Aug. 1818, a. 50. He m. 
fourth Rebecca Parker, 29 Aug. 1819. James d. 15 Dec. 1823, a. 
64. Rebecca, prob. his wid., d. 28 May, 1824, a. 68. He was a 
private soldier in the Revolutionary Army, and chosen Precinct assess- 
or in 1799, but declined, and had Esther Peirce, d. 15 Aug. 1787, a. 
18 mos. (g. s.) ; James, bap. 28 Sept. 1788; Seth Russell, bap. 13 June, 

1790, d. 15 Feb. 1796, a. 6 (g. s.) ; Benjamin, bap. 19 Feb. 1792; 
Cyrus, bap. 23 Feb. 1794; Anna, bap. 7 Feb. 1796, m. first William 
Tufts, 12 Nov. 1812, and second E. S. Dennis; Mahala, bap. 26 Nov. 
1797, m. William Winneek, 7 June, 1818; Seth Russell, bap. 16 Feb. 
1800; Esther Peirce, bap. 13 Dec. 1801, d. — Sept. 1802, a. 1 ; Maria, 
bap. 23 Oct. 1803, m. Leonard Cutler; Hannah, bap. (privately) 16 
Oct., d. 18 Oct. 1806, a. 1. See Wymcm, 262. 

22. Benjamin, s. of Ammi (11), m. Anna Wjeth, 6 Mar. 1785. 
He was prob. the Benjamin, laborer, and wife, who went from Cam- 
bridge to Charlestown, 1786. She was prob. the Anna, adm. to Pet. 
ch. 4 Apr. 1802. He resided at a point a few rods west of the bridge 
across the Wear in Mystic River, between Arlington and Medford, and 
letters he received were addressed " Charlestown," '* Medford," " Men- 
otomy," " Charlestown near the Wears Bridge," " Charlestown to be 
left at West Cambridge Post Office," and " West Cambridge." His 
house is not now extant. It was "large, three stories high, brick ends, 
four rooms on a floor, with an excellent cellar under the whole," and 
built about the end of the last century. The timber for same was " to 

20* 



218 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

be hewed square and straight, and to be delivered at Medford l)y the 
first of April, 1798." The house succeeded an older one on the same 
site, and was struck by lightning in 1813. The estate formed part of 
the tract granted by sundry inhabitants of Charlestown in 1646 to 
Henry Dunster, President of Harvard College, being purchased by 
Joseph Winship of David Dunster, a grandson of President Dunster, 
12 Mar. 1742, Winship was grandfather of Mrs. Anna Cl'TTer, and 
in consideration of her husband assuming the maintenance of her 
grandmother Anna Winship, who d. in 1806, aged 101, the estate was 
relinquished by the heirs to him, after 1784. Benjamin and w. An- 
na had no isslle. At her decease his estate was divided among very 
many heirs. He d. 8 Mar. 1824, a. 63; she d. 15 Apr. 1842, a. 76 
(g. s.). He was a Pet. committeeman from 1794 to 1801, and Pet. 
assessor 1795, '96, 1801, '02. See Wyman, 262. 

23. Jonas, s. of Ammi (11), m. Lydia Frost, 19 Oct. 1786. Jo- 
nas and w. Lydia o. c. Pet. ch. 16 Nov. 1788, and had Li/dia, bap. 16 
Nov. 1798, m. Nehemiah Mason, 16 Oct. 1803 {Paige), and— Brown; 
Esther Peirce, bap. 19 Apr. 1789, m. Jonas Gleason, 31 Oct. 1805; 
Jonas, bap. 21 Aug. 1791, funeral Medford — throat distemper — 22 
Oct. 1795, a. 4; Pamela, bap. 8 Mar. 1794, m. Leonard Gay; Eph- 
raim Frost, hap. 1 Jan. 1797; Louisa, d. 14 Jan. 1800, a. 1 wk. ; 
Jo7ias, bap. 11 Oct. 1801 ; Albert, bap. 24 Mar. 1805; Caroline, bap. 6 
Sept. 1807, m. Ephraim Frost, 10 June, 1829, W. C. ; Miranda, m. 
Henry Frost, 18 Nov. 1830, W. C. Jonas the father d. (29 July, 
1844). His w. d. (7 Dec. 1848). 

24. Ephraim, s. of Ammi (11), m. Deborah Locke, 13 Mar. 1791. 
Ephraim and w. Deborah were adm. Pet. ch. 14 Apr. 1793. Had 
Behby, d. 7 Sept. 1802, a. 11 ; Fanmj, d. 26 Sept. 1795, a. 3 (grave- 
stones) ;•■ Debby and Fanny were bap. 14 Apr. 1793; An7ia,haip. — 
Sept. 1793, m. first Jonathan Benjamin, 8 Sept. 1811, and second 
Peter Tufts; Ephraim, bap. 7 Dec. 1794; Esther Peirce, bap. — May, 
1796, d. 29 June, 1798, a. 2 (g. s.) ; Ammi, bap. 6 Aug. 1797; adau., 
d. 26 Nov. 1798, a. 10 hours (g. s.) ; Samuel Locke, bap. 19 Jan. 1800, 
d. 1 Sept. 1802, a. 2 (g. s.) ; Benjamin, bap. 13 Sept. 1801, d. 8 Sept. 
1802, a. 1 yr. 1 day (g-s.) ; Benjamin, bap. 12 June, 1803; Ellen, bap. 
2 Sept.1804, d. 28 June,1809, a. 5 (g. s.) ; Samuel Locke, bap. 23 Nov. 
1806; Eliza Ann, bap. 9 Apr. 1809, adm. to the ch. 6 Nov. 1825, m. 
Henry Whittemore and Thomas Winship; Joseph, bap. 25 Nov. 1810, 
d. 23 Aug. 1811, a. 9 mos. (g. s.). Deborah, w. of Ephraim, d. 29 
Jan. 1823, a. 51 (g. s.). Deacon Ephraim d. 31 Mar. 1841, a. 73 (g. 
s.). "After the death of Dea. John Adams [in 1819], Ephraim Cut- 
ter assisted Dea. Frost in his duties, and, at some time not recorded, 
was chosen deacon and served as such till his death.-' See Wyman, 
262-3. 



1 He was a thrifty, public- spirited man. He always had the best live stock, 
the best orchard, and the best- filled barn of the neighborhood. — Letter of J. 
Brooks Russell. 



GENEALOGICAL KEGISTER. 219 

25. Joshua, s. of Ammi (11), o. c. Pet. ch. 14 Aug. 1803. His 
son Ammi, bap. 14 Aug. 1803, d. — " son of Joshua and Sally" — 15 
Aug. 1803, a. 16 days (g. s.) ; William, his son, bap. here 24 Mar. 
1805. See Cutter Booh, 145-6, 388; Wyman, 263. 

26. ARTE3IAS, s. of Ammi (11), had w. Mary, o. c. and bap. here 
16 July, 1820, and dau. Mary Ann Rebecca, bap. 16 July, 1820. See 
Cutter Book, 150-1. 

27. William, s. of Jonathan (12), m. Mary Blackman, 6 Nov. 
1774 — half-sister of Isaiah Thomas the celebrated printer — see Black- 
man— and d. 11 June, 1824, a. 74; she d. 9 Mar. 1836, a. 80. No 
issue. Donors of the " William Cutter School Fund," for which a 
granite monument was erected by vote of the town in 1836, over the 
spot of their interment. 

28. Jonathan, s. of Jonathan (12), and Lydia T., his wife, o. c. 
Pet. ch. 31 July, 1791 — her maiden name Trask — m. (Lex. Eec.) 
Sept. 15, 1788 (b. May 24, 1767). Had a child, d. 2 Apr. 1789, a. 
5 days; Jonathan TVas^-, bap. 31 July, 1791; William, bap. 6 Oct. 
1793; David Cumtninffs, hap. 21 June, 1795; Lydia, bap. 13 May, 

1798, m. Asa Gilson, 16 May, 1819; JIitty,h. 15 Feb. 1801, m. 

Ford. Jonathan the father d. during 1813, a. 51. Lydia, his wid., 
m. William Cutter, 9 Nov. 1818. (See par. 31.) See Wyman, 
263 (259, No. 21?). 

29. Solomon, s. of Jonathan (12), m. Sarah Wyman (of Woburu), 
30 June, 1793, and had family elsewhere. 

30. Samuel, s. of Samuel (13), m. Rebecca Hill, 29 Sept. 1780. 
He and w. Rebecca were adm. Pet. ch. 25 Mar. 1781. Had Samuel, 
bap. 25 Mar. 1781; Edward, b. 3, bap. 5 Jan. 1783; Rebecca, m. 
Isaac Waitt; Siikey Francis, ha.p. 2^ M&y, 1789, m. Nehemiah Wy- 
man; Fitch, bap. 17 Apr. 1791 ; Sophia, bap. 2 Feb. 1794, m. Moses 
Whitney; Ebenezer, d. 22 Apr. 1796, a. 10 days (g. s.) ; Anna; Eben- 
ezer Francis. Samuel the father rem. to Somerville. He was a pri- 
vate soldier from Cambridge in the Revolutionary Army. See Wy- 
man, 264; also 247, 285. 

31. William, s. of Samuel (13), m. first Hannah Cutter, 29 
Apr. 1783, twin dau. of Samuel Cutter (par. 42), and second Mrs. 
Lydia Cutter, 9 Nov. 1818, wid. of Jonathan Cutter (par. 28). He 
resided in the Charlestown part of the Precinct, and d. 2S Nov. 1846, 
a. 88. A monument erected by friends at his grave, Nov. 1851, com- 
memorates his services as a soldier during the war of the Revolution, 
and states that he was in several engagements and once made a prison- 
er. Had William F.,h. 15 Aug. 1783, m. Hannah Mallet, res. in 
Camb., Charlestown and Sandwich, and d. 1837, a. 54; Ezehiel, m. 
Sophia Whittemore, 29 Nov. 1809; Samuel; Hannah, m. Robert 
Derby; Eliza, m. Robert Derbv, 12 Mar. 1818; a child, d. 19 Sept. 
1802, a. 2; a child, d. 22 Sept.' 1803, a. 10 mos. See Wyman, 265. 

32. Francis, s. of Samuel (13), m. Susanna Whittemore, 29 Dec. 
1782, and with w. Susanna o. c. Pet. ch. 26 Jan. 1783. She was 
adm. to thech. 23 Oct. 1803, and d. 24 Sept. 1805, a. 42. Francis 



220 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

d. 6 Mar. 1807, a. 44. Had child, stillborn, 28 Apr. 1783 ; Eliot, bap. 
with sister SuJcey, 3 Jan. 1790 {Francis, older than these — over 21 
yrs. ia 1807— A«>e) ; Nancy, bap. IG Feb. 1800, d. 3 Aug. 1809, a. 
14; Charlotte Whittemore, bap. 16 Feb. 1800. See Cutter Book, 158- 
9, 390; Wyman, 265. 

33. Ebenezer, s. of Samuel (13), m. first Abigail Brown Bow- 
man, 6 Dec. 1789, and both o. c. Pct.ch. 20 Sept. 1801. She d. 27 
Feb. 1804, a. 35, and he m. second Anna Frost, 3 Feb. 1805. He 
was a Pet. assessor, 1800; Pet. collector, 1802. He d. 10 Dec. 1824, 
a. 58. Had Abigail, d. 17 Mar. 1796, a. 5 (g. s.); Eliza Boivman, 
bap. 20 Sept. 1801, m. Ezekiel Whittemore, 25 Nov. 1813; Ebenezer, 
bap. 20 Sept. 1801; Peter, d. 21 Jan. 1801, a. 4; Peter, bap. 3 Nov. 
1805; Susan Frost, bap. 22 Nov. 1807, m. William Verry, 15 Apr. 
1830, W. C; James Frost, bap. 13 Aug. 1809; Elbridge ^Gerry, bap. 
4 Aug. 1811; ^%m7, bap. 29 May, 1814; Martha Frost, bap. 20 
July, 1817, m. J. M. Doane; Ezekiel Whittemore, bap. 20 Feb. 1820; 
Ann (d. 1822, a. 3 days); George Washingtoji, bap. 1 Feb. 1824. 
Mrs. Akna d. 13 Apr. 1835. See Cutter Book, 161-3, 390; Wyman, 
265. 

34. Adam, s. of Samuel (13), m. Sally Putnam, 14 Jan. 1798. 
Had Harriet, m. Charles Whittemore, 6 Aug. 1826; Sarah, m. Philip 
Whittemore, Jr., 21 Oct. 1819; a child, d. 26 Oct. 1802, a. 1; Charles; 
Henry (d. 26 Oct. 1806, a. 1) ; Clarissa, d. 13 Nov. 1810, a. 4; Henry, 
of Maysville, Ky. ; Amos, d. 28 Sept. 1817, a. 2; Amos. See Cutter 
^00/^-, 164-5, 391; Wyman, 2m. 

35. Washington, s. of Samuel (13), m. first Elizabeth Robbius, 
16 Mar. 1800. He o. c. Pet. ch. 13 Sept. 1801, and had a child, d. 
20 June, 1800, a. 2 days; George Washington, bap. 13 Sept. 1801, d. 
2 Aug. 1823, a. 22; Elizabeth, bap. 19 Feb. 1804; Mary Todd, bap. 
29 June, 1806; Catherine Barron, bap. 17 Dec. 1809, d. (1822); 
Henry Dearborn, bap. 19 July, 1812, d. 13 Nov. 1821, a. 9. Wash- 
ington the father m. second Anna Fillebrown (26 Jan. 1823). Eli- 
zabeth his w. d. 10 July, 1817, a. 39, and Anna, perhaps his second 
w., m. Joel Bussell, 27 Nov. 1826. See Wyman, 266. 

36. Thomas, s. of Gershom (14), m. Hannah Whittemore, 19 
May, 1757. Thomas o. c. Pet. ch. 10 Dec. 1758. Had Hannah, 
bap. 10 Dec. 1758, d. — "dau. of late Thoiiias " — 27 July, 1783 (a. 
25); Mehitable, h. 23, bap. 29 June, 1760, d. 1 May, 1777 (a. 18); 
Elizabeth, b. 14, bap. 18 July, 1762; Thomas, h. 26 June, bap. 1 July, 
1764; James, h. 16, bap. 16 Mar. 1766; Marshall, h. 7, bap. 13 Mar. 
1768; Eunice, b. 10, bap. 15 Apr. 1770; Abijah, b. 11, bap. 12 July, 
1772, d. 16 Oct. 1772, a. 3 mos. ; Abijah, h. 27 Aug., bap. — privately 
— 5 Sept. 1773, d. 13 Nov. 1773, a. 3 mos. Thomas the father d. "of 
languishment," 17 May, 1782. 

37. Gershom, s. of Gei'shom (14), m. Rebecca Crosby, 15 Mjir. 
1757. He 0. c. Pet. ch. 4 Dec. 1757. Had Gershom, h. 6 Nov., bap. 
4 Dec. 1757 ; Rebecca, h. 1, bap. 3 Aug. 1760, m. first Andreav Cutter 
(par. 45), 15 July, 1779, and second Wallis Rust, 29 Oct. 1797; Amos, 



GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 221 

b. 15, bap. 27 Feb. 1763, d. (num. 1787); Hannah,\,. 17, bap. 27 Mar. 
1768, m. Benjamin Locke, 3 Dec. 1789; Rhoda, b. 12, bap. 15 July, 
1770, d. (unm. 1794); Aaro7i, b. 4, bap. 7 June, 1772; Susanna, b. 
27, bap. 30 Oct. 1774, m. John Adams, 5 Apr. 1798; Sarah, b. 20, 
bap. 24 May, 1778, m. Nathan Locke, 14 Nov. 1797; a child, b. 15 
June, 1780 — stillborn. Gershom the father d. 20 Apr. 1807, a. 74. 
He was a Fct. committeeman and assessor, 1776, '77. He belonged to 
the Baptist Society in Camb. N. W. Pet. in 1787. Rebecca his wid. 
d. 28 Sept. 1813, a. 75. See Wyman, 267. 

38. JoHX, s. of Gershom (14), m. Rebecca Hill, 24 Jan. 1765. 
He and w. Rebecca o. c. Pet. ch. 3 Nov. 1765. Had Rebecca, b. 26 
July, bap. 3 Nov. 1765, m. Wilmam Cutter (see Gutter Book, 261) ; 
Anna, b. 16, bap. 16 Aug. 1767, m. Simon Blanchard; John, b. 26, 
bap. 29 July. 1770; Zechariah, h. 8, bap. 14 Feb. 1773; Elizabeth, b. 
25, bap. 26 Mar. 1775, m. Josiah Polly; Gershom, b. 13, bap. 15 Feb. 
1778; Stephen, h. — Nov. 1780; Thomas;^ Samuel ; Amos. At John, 
the father's, a nurse child d. 26 Sept. 1778 — stillborn. He was serg't 
of Locke's Co. of Menotomy minute-men, 1775; was a miller and 
rem. to Medford. See Gutter Book, 236-46, &c. ; Wyman, 267. 

39. James, s. of Gershom (14), rem. to Waltham, and to Rindge 
and Jaffrey, N. H. His son Samuel m. here Susan Brown, 6 Mar. 
1809. See Gutter Book, 246-48, 395. 

40. Stephen, s. of Gershom (14), m. Mary Meads. He belonged 
to the Baptist Society in Camb. N. W. Pet. 21 July, 1787, and d. 13 
Apr. 1816, a. 66. No issue. Mary his wid. d. 17 Aug. 1836, a. 83. 
Both were benefactors of the Baptist Church and Society (g. s.). 
See Wyman, 267. 

41. Georqe, s. of George (15), m. Sarah Robbins, 21 Oct. 1756. 
He o. c. Pet. ch. 3 July, 1757, and had Jonathan, b. 18 June, bap. 3 
July, 1757; Joseph, ha^. 22 Apr. 1759; /Sara/?, bap. 2 Aug. 1761; 
also Isaac, bap. Charlestown 23 Dec. 1764, and Ebenezer, bap. Charles- 
town 30 Aug. 1767. Sarah, w. of George, was adm. Pet. ch. 28 
Sept. 1760. See Wyman, 268. 

42. Samuel, s. of Nehemiah (16), m. first Hannah Hartwell. 
Hannah, w. of Samuel {Nehemiah'' s) , fet. 19, was bap. Pet. ch. 17 
May, 1761, where he and w. Hannah {late Hartioell) had o. c. 10 
May, 1761. He had Samuel,h. 1 Dec. 1760, bap. 17 May, 1761; 
Hannah, b. 18, bap. 24 July, 1763 (twin), m. William Cutter, 29 
Apr. 1783 (par. 31) ; Elizabeth (twin with Hannah), b. 18, bap. 24 July, 
1763, m. William Whittemore, 2 Nov. 1783; Mary Bowman,]). 13, 
bap. 16 Mar. 1766, m. Isaac Lawrence, 13 Feb. 1791 — perhaps the 
" 3Irs. 3Iary Boivman Gutter," d. 6 Jan. 1803, a. 37 ; Joseph, b. — Nov., 
bap. 10 Nov. 1776. Hannah, w. of Samuel, d. 15 Feb. 1799, a. 56 
(g. s.). He was a private soldier from Cambridge in the French 
War and Pet. collector, 1773, '74. He rem. to Charlestown, where, 
aged 62, he m. Hannah Dunklee in Jan. 1803. See Wyman, 268-9. 

1 Thomas Cutter of AV. Camb. m. Nancy (Mary?) Robinson, 20 July, 1809.— 
Lexington Records. 



222 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

43. William, s. of Nehemiah (16), m. Ruth Harrington. Wil- 
liam, Lieut., and Ruth, w. of Lieut. William, were adm. Pet. ch. 8 
Apr. 178L Had William, bap. 3 June, 178L William the father 
d. 9 Oct. 1788, a. 40. He was Pet. collector, 1781, '85. 

44. Nehemiah, s. of Nehemiah (16), m. Deborah Hill, 30 Oct. 
1781. Nehemiah and w. Deborah were adm. Pet. ch. 6 Jan. 1782. 
Had Nehemiah, b. 26, bap. 31 Mar. 1782; Deborah, b. (19 Oct.), bap. 
23 Nov. 1783, d. unm. 14 May, 1842, a. 58; Sarah, bap.— Jan. 1786, 
m. William Dickson, 4 Jan. 1819 — prob. the Sarah Gutter adm. Pet. 
ch. 8 Sept. 1816; Mijah, hap. 18 May, 1788; ^sa, bap. 31 Jan. 
1790; Rebecca, bap. 20 May, 1792, m. Benjamin Rand, 5 Feb. 1817; 
Ezra, bap. 23 Mar. 1794; Leander, bapt. 13 Dec. 1795; Alpheiis,\)2iTp. 
8 Apr. 1798; Maria, bap. 26 Jan. 1800. Nehemiah the father d. 3 
May, 1828, a. 75. See Wyman, 268. 

45. Andrew, s. of Nehemiah (16), m. Rebecca Cutter, 15 
July, 1779, dau. of Gershom Cutter (par. 37). He was a member of 
Locke's company of Menotomy minute-men, 1775, and d. Charles- 
ton, S. C, in 1794. Had Rebecca, d. here 12 Sept. 1783; Rebecca; 
Cranston; Amos; Harriet, m. Daniel Burbeck, 29 Nov. 1807; An- 
drew; Rebecca, m. James HoUowell; Caroline. Andrew the f. be- 
longed to the Baptist Society in Camb. N. W. Pet. 21 July, 1787. 
See Gutter Book, 254, 350-51 ; Wyman, 269. 

46. Aaron, s. of Aaron (17), m. Abigail Bowman, 17 Dec. 1772. 
He o. c. 8 May, 1774, and had Aaron, b. 18 Apr., bap. 8 May, 1774. 
Abigail, wid. of Aaron the father, m. Thomas Goodwin, 24 Dec. 
1776. See Wyman, 269. 

47. Thomas, s. of Aaron (17), m. Elizabeth Brown, 15 Oct. 
1780. He was a corporal in Locke's company of Menotomy minute- 
men in 1775, and assessor in Camb. in 1787. Elizabeth, prob. his 
wife, d. 13 June, 1813, a. 58. He had Thomas, bap. 21 Oct. 1781; 
Aaron, bap. 12 Sept. 1783, prob. b. (4) Sept. 1783 (record says 
"14"), d. (1786); Leiois; Oliver; Saunders; Betsey. See Cutter 
Book, 255, 372, S96; Wyman, 269. 

48. Charles, s. of Aaron (17), m. Sarah Robbing, 9 Nov. 1783. 
Had Charles; Aaron, d. 16 Aug. 1811, a. 24; Amos, d. 2 July. 1815, 
a. 22. Sarah, the widow of Charles, d. 9 Feb. 1840, a. 84. 
Charles the father d. 12 Dec. 1840, a. 83. He was a member of 
Locke's company of Menotomy minute-men in 1775, and belonged to 
the Baptist Society in Camb. N. W. Pet. 21 July, 1787. 

49. Isaac, s. of Aaron (17), m. Sarah Buckman or Bucknam, 23 
July, 1783. He rem. to Charlestown from Cambridge, February, 
1787, and belonged to the Baptist Society in Camb. N. W. Pet. 21 
July, 1787. Isaac d. 14 Sept. 1819, a. 59 (g. s.) ; Sarah, his widow, 
d. 29 Mar. 1833, a. 71 (g. s.). Had Folly, or Mary, m. Isaac Cook, 
15 Nov. 1804; Isaac; Leonard; Sarah, m. Ammi C. Teel, 11 Sept. 
1814; Lydia, m. Walter Russell, 19 Jan. 1817, and second Moses 
Whitney; Levi, ^qq Cutter Booh, 255-5%, 312, 396; Wyman, 2Q9. 

50. Abijah, s. of John (19), m. Charity E. Nichols, 23 Oct. 1814. 



GENEALOGICAL REGISTER , 223 

Had Charity Elizabeth, m. Asa B. Blood (12 Mar. 1835) ; John, resid- 
ing here ; Abijah, residing in Lowell. 

51. Ammi, s. of Ammi (20), had three wives. "The wife of 
Ammi Cutter of Boston " — Hanxah, his third wife — was buried 
here 2 Mar. 1836. He had Caleb, of Boston, whose wife d. 15 Apr. 
1837, a. 37 (Damon); Caroline (d 15 Feb. 1830, a. 25); Catherine; 
Charlotte ; Charles ; Cordelia ; Ammi Winship, resided in Buif alo, 
N. Y.; jPra«ces— " of Ammi, of Boston "—d. 30 Aug. 1840, a. 22 
(Damon); Sidney; Harriet L., m. B. F. Atkins. See Cutter Book, 
124-25, 348, 384. 

52. Edwakd, s. of Ammi (20), resided in Boston, but was buried 
here 13 May, 1837. See Cutter Book, 125-27, 384; Wyman, 262. 

o'd. James, s. of James (21), m. first Lydia M. Hall, 12 June, 
1808. He o. c. Pet. ch. 3 June, 1810. Lydia M., his wife, d. 27 
Apr. 1813, a. 25. He m. second, Maria Whittemore, 30 Aug. 1818. 
She 0. c. Pet. ch. 27 Oct. 1822. After his death at Cincinnati, in 
1836, she m. James Odell. Had Lydia Ann, bap. 3 June, 1810, m. 
Andrew Farrer; James Valentine, bap. 19 May, 1811, d. (15 Oct. 
1811); Adeline, bap. 25 Oct. 1812, d. 30 Sept. 1813, a. 1; Ella 
Maria, haY>. 27 Oct. 1822, m. Josiah L. Broadwell ; James Whitte- 
more, bap. 2 Aug. 1825, d. (9 Aug.) 1825, a. 2 mos. ; and three others 
at Cincinnati. 

54. Bexjamin, s. of James (21), m. Hannah Adams, 11 June, 
1815. She d. 15 Oct. 1819, a. 24. He d. 19 Dec. 1819, a. 28. No 
issue. See Wyman. 

55. Cyrus, s. of James (21), m. Hannah Hall, 12 July, 1818, 
W. Camb. Both o. c. Pet. church 15 May, 1826. Had child, d. 7 
Aug. 1819 ; Hannah Hall, a. 4 years, bap. 4 June, 1826, m. James 
Porter 17 Oct. 1839; Cyrus Hall, a. 2 yrs., bap. 4 June, 1826, resid- 
ing here; James Russell, bap. privately 15 May, 1826, d. 19 May, 
1826, a. 6 mos.; James Russell; Henry Clay; Ammi Peirce ; Esther 
Anna, bap. 14 May, 1837, m. William Bates; Benjamin Franklin, 
bap-. 10 June, 1838, d. 10 Aug. 1839, a. 1^; Ella 3fahala, m. Edwin 
L. Sterling. 

56. Jonas, son of Jonas (23), m. Lydia Buckman, 5 Sept. 1824, 
and d. 3 Mar. 1840, a. 39 (g. s.). Had child, d. 1 May, 1826, a.' 1^ ; 
Marion, m. George W. Corbett. 

57. Ephraim, s. of Ephraim (24), m. Sarah A. Russell, 12 Oct. 
1817, and d. 4 Apr. 1826, a. 31 (g. s.). Four children. 

58. Ammi, s. of Ephraim (24), m. Lucv Tufts, 2 Dec. 1819, and 
d. 2 Dec. 1840, a. 43 (g. s.). Had Lucy T., m. Samuel F. Winn, 3 
Mar. 1841; Ammi; Amanda Tufts, adult, bap. 5 June, 1842, m. Ste- 
phen Kimball ; Deborah L. ; Eliza Ann W. 

59. Benjamin, s. of Ephraim (24), m. Mary Whittemore, 26 
Sept. 1824, and with w. Mary was adm. Pet. ch. 22 Oct. 1826. 
Both were dism. '"to the first ch. in Woburn," 28 June, 1828. Had 
Benjamin Austin, d. here 25 Aug. 1825, a. 6 mos.; and Benjamin L., 
Mary Ann E., Ephraim, Mary W., and William R., at Woburn. 



224 HISTOKY OF ARLINGTON. 

Benjamin the father grad. at Ilarv. Univ. in 1824, and M.D. 1827 
and 1857. He practised his profession nearly forty years at Woburn, 
where he d. 9 Mar. 1864, a. GO. He was tlie author of this work.' 

60. Samuel Locke, s. of Ephraim (24), m. twice, and had seven 
sons and one daughter ; of whom Ephraim Peirce and Watson Grant 
were bap. here 8 July, 1838. See GiMer Booh, 143-44, 387, 408-09. 

61. Gershom, s. of Ge^shom (31), m. first Hannah Newell; sec- 
ond, Catherine Sumner, 23 June, 1786; and third Deborah Torrey. 
He belonged to the Baptist Society in Camb. N. W. Pet. 21 July, 
1787, and d. (20) Aug. 1799, a. 45. Six children. See Wyman, 267. 

62. Aaron, s. of Gershom (37), m. Polly or Mary Putnam, 23 
Aug. 1796. Mary, prob. she, d. 3 Nov. 1810, a. 37. He m. a sec- 
ond w., Mary 4Iowe, and d. 25 Dec. 1822, a. 51. Had Ehoda, m. 
Kimball Farmer 24 June, 1818, W. Camb.; Maria, m. Luke Agur 
23 Sept. 1827, W, Camb.; Gershom; Aaron Burr ; Jefferson ; Henry 
Putnam; Ira; Mary Putnam, m. Thomas E. Avery 1 Jan. 1834, W. 
Camb., and Ebenezer H. Allen ; Amos ; Lticy Augusta, m. Isaac 
Shattuck, 24 Jan. 1839; Rebecca Crosby, d. 7 Sept. 1822, a. 2. 

63. Samuel, s. of Samuel (42), m. Nabby or Abigail Cutter, 
21 Jan. 1787, dau. of Samuel Cutter (par. 13). Shs d. 17 Oct. 1803, 
a. 35. Four children; Oliver, di.. here in 1873, being one of them. 
A child of Samuel, 4th, d. 10 Sept. 1789, a. 16 ds. See Wyman, 
269. 

64. Joseph, s. of Samuel (42), m. Nancy Ireland. Had Nancy 
— "dau. of Joseph and Nancy" — d. 25 Sept. 1799, a. 17 mos. (g. 
s.); and others. He resided in Charlestown in 1798, and had son 
Joseph, a cardmaker in Boston in 1836, whose w. Sarah d. in lioston 
in 1837, a3t. 35. Sally Cutter, gr.-dau. of Joseph who served an 
apprenticeship with Isaac Bradish, is mentioned in Charlestown town 
records. See (7M^/!e;- 7>oo/l-, 250, 3!)5-96; Wyman, 2(j'^). 

65. William, s. of William (43), m. Nancy Laiton, pub. Boston, 
18 June, 1812. 

66. Nehemiah, s. of Nehemiah (44), m. Hannah Packard, 24 
Nov. 1808. Resided in Camb. 

67. Elijah, s. of Nehemiah (44), m. Abigail Hill, 4 Jan. 1818. 
Had Abigail, m. Jonathan Clark ; Cynthia, m. B. F. Russell ; Elijah 



1 Some recollections of Dr. Cutter's boyhood, by Mr. J. B. Russell, are inter- 
esting : " He was truthful, studious and particularly brave, in all personal mat- 
ters. He had great admiration for the heroes of ancient history, in which he 
was well posted. For instance, as to his plucky character : when the school 
was out, Saturday afternoons, the up- town boys would have a grand snow- 
balling with the down-towners, the school-house being the dividing line. The 
general battle would hnally settle down to personal rencounters. He would 
always tackle some boy larger than himself, and stick to him pertinaciously, 
though sure of being overcome at last, and 'muzzled,' that is, snow rubbed 
down his bare back. He was a great reader, day and night, and his sister Anna, 
who Avas a sort of house- keeper, finding he sat up late reading after he retired, 
would allow him only a short piece of candle on going to bed. He got even 
with her by secreting a whole one in the course of the day, and then reading as 
late as he pleased." 



GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 225 

L,; Evelina, m. N. T. Stone; Emma Maria, m. Jonathan Stone; 
Lucy ; Eliza; Nehemiah H. 

68. Asa, s. of Nehemiah (44), resided in Camb. ; had a son, buried 
here 25 May, 1837. See Outter Book, 252. 

69. Thomas, s. of Thomas (47), had s. Oliver Thomas, bap. 7 
June, 1818. Thomas the father d. 23 May, 1818, a. 37. 

70. Saundkrs, s. of Thomas (47), m. Clarissa Flint; he d. in 
1822; widow m. Daniel Hunt in 1825. 

71. Charles, s. of Charles (48), had dau. Eliza B., who m. El- 
bridge G. Locke, of Woburn, 15 May, 1832, W. Camb. 

72. Gershom, 3. of Aaron (62), had son d. 15 Sept. 1835, a. 5 
mos. ; and three others — a son and two dans. — resided here. 

73. Jefferson, s. of Aaron (62), m. Sarah E. Thorpe, and had 
son George H., and two daus. 

74. Jonathan, of Lexington, had dau. Elizabeth, bap. here 27 Jan. 
1754. See Cutter Book, 82, 381. 

75. Daniel, of Medford, m. Patience Hall of Camb. 18 Nov. 
1756, dau. of Dea. Thomas Hall. Had Ebenezer, resided Newbury- 
port ; Patience ; Sarah, m. John Tay of Woburn ; Daniel, resided in 
Medford; Abraham; Isaac, d. here at Dea. Hall's, 23 Feb. 1773, a. 
5 yrs. ; Thomas Hall; Jacob, b. here 23 May, bap. 5 June, 1774, 
resided in Newburyport; Isaac, b. here 12, bap. 16 Feb. 1777, d. here 
28 June, 1778, a. 17 mos.; Moses,\). here 16, bap. 24 Dec. 1780; 
Timothy, resided in Newburyport. Daniel the father, then of 
Charlestown, was a member of Locke's company of Menotomy min- 
ute-men, 1775. His funeral was at Medford, 23 Mar. 1804, a. 71. 
His wid. Patience d. in Newburyport, 19 Oct. 1816, a. 80. See 
Cutter Book, 90, 262-65, 347,373, 382, 396; Wyman, 270. 

76. Moses, s. of Daniel (75), had child, d. 1 Oct. 1817, a. 2, and 
wife Elizabeth, d. 7 May, 1820, a. 37. He d. here 4 May, 1869, a. 
89 (g. s.). Thomas, his son, d. here 20 Dec. 1871, a. 61. 

77. Nathaniel, of Woburn, m. Mary Locke, 20 Nov. 1777. 
Rachel, of Woburn, niece of Nathaniel (77), m. William Dickson, 
15 May, 1792. See Cutter Book, 91, 267, 397. MEHiTAnLE, d. 28 
May, 1797, a. 20 yrs. (Cutler?). Samuel had child, d. 28 July, 
1815, a. 2. Child from wid. E. Cutter's family, d. in 1825, a. 4 
mos. Benjamin F., son of John, s. of Richard (10), m. Rsther Rus- 
sell, 29 Apr. 1828 ; she d. here 3 Mar. 1830, a. 22 (g. s.). See Cutter 
Book, 120, 352.' 

D , nurse infant from D., IMedford, d. here 24 Nov. 1782. 



1 Cutters in Capt. William Adams's company, Col. Thatcher's regiment, 
" which marched at the request of Gen. Washington at taking possession of 
the Heights of Dorchester," 4 Mar. 1776: William, sergeant (par. 43) ; Thomas, 
sergeant (par. 47) ; Thomas, private (par. 36) ; Daniel, do. (par. 75) ; John, Jr., 
do. (par. 19) ; Ammi, Jr., do. (par. 20) ; Stephen^ do. (par. 40) ; Gershom, 3d, 
do. (par. 61). The Cutter family has been by far the largest represented on the 
local records. For succinct genealogies of this family see Paige, Hist, of Cam~ 
bridge, 521-526; Wyman, Charlestown Genealogies atid Estates, 260-271. 
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226 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

DAMON, Martha T. and James M. Bent, of Wayland, m. 3 June, 
1838. Niece of the following. 

2. Rev. David, installed minister of Church and Parish in West 
Cambridge, 13 Mar. 1835; d. 25 June, 1843. Born Wayland, 12 
Sept. 1787, grad. H. U. 1811 ; studied theology at Univ. Camb. under 
Rev. Prof. Ware; ordained at Lunenburg, 1 Feb. 1815, dismissed 2 
Dec. 1827; installed Amesbury 25 June, 1828, dismissed 25 Dec. 
1832, and preached there till 1 Apr. 1833; removed in Oct. 1833 to 
Reading West Parish, and supplied the desk of the Third Cong. So- 
ciety till his removal to West Cambridge. — Am. Qaar. Register for 
1839. 

The following inscription was placed on Mr. Damon's grave stone 
in the new cemetery : 

" The Rev. David Damon, D.D., whose body rests beneath this 
marble, was for eight years minister of the First Congregational So- 
ciety in West Cambridge. Honored for his genius and learning, re- 
vered for his piety and virtue, trusted for his simplicity and integrity 
of character, loved for his kind and gentle affection ; his people mourn 
the loss of a pastor, whose daily life repeated the sermons of the pul- 
pit ; his family a husband and parent, whose love knows no measure ; 
the public a valued citizen. 

"Mr. Damon was born in Wayland, Sept. 12, 1787, was graduated 
at Cambridge a member of the class of 1811, was installed over the 
society in West Cambridge, April, 1835; seized with apoplexy at a 
funeral service, and died on the following Sunday, June 25, 1843, in 
the 56th year of his age. His body is the first interred in this cemetery, 
which was consecrated by him a few days before his death. This monu- 
ment is erected by members of his late Congregation, as a humble 
tribute of affection and respect to his memory." 

At the time when he was stricken by the fatal disease in the pul- 
pit at Reading, after delivering an address and offering up a prayer 
with great fervor and earnestness, he beckoned to Dr. Gould to come 
to him in the pulpit. He said to the physician that before he had fin- 
ished the exercises of the occasion he had felt a numbness creeping 
over his limbs, accompanied with violent pain in his head, adding with 
perfect composure that he supposed it to be an attack of paralysis. 

The day before his death the corporation of Harvard University 
conferred upon him the degree of Doctor of Divinity. 

Notices of the Rev. David Damon apjjeared in the Monthly 3Iiscel- 
Za??2/ for August, 1843, and the Christian World a.x\(\. Christian Regis- 
ter. From one by Rev Caleb Stetson, of Medford, we select the fol- 
lowing : — 

" He has left behind him the memory and the effects of his deeds. 
He was a good man, an able preacher, and a faithful, sympathizing, 
kind-hearted pastor. Under great difficulties and privations he ob- 
tained a liberal education, to qualify him for the ministry of the 
Gospel. 

" His preaching — not unadorned by a poetic imagination — was strong- 
ly marked by the quaint simplicity of his character, which made it equally 



GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 227 

acceptable and useful to hearers of every degree of cultivation. He 
was always full of jjlain, good sense, and thoroughly in earnest. He 
never treated his subjects in tlie puli)it in an abstract and metaphysical 
way; but was close, searching, practical and often singularly felicitous 
in his racy and familiar illustrations, drawn from actual life. He was 
a close observer; and the wants and characteristics of the working 
day world about him contributed to enrich his public discourses. 

" He was indeed by nature an eminently gifted man, a good scholar, 
and a good theologian — useful in his high calling — faithful to his sacred 
duties ; and now being suddeidy withdrawn from his labors in the 
prime of his life, he has left behind him a loved and honored 
name." 

From the notice in the Christian Register, for July 1, 1843, by Rev. 
Lemuel Capen, then of South Boston, the following extract is given : 

" With many noble and manly qualities, he had all the artless sim- 
plicity of a little child. With childlike freedom you might treat him, 
and allow him to treat you, with not the least danger, on either side, 
to true dignity of character or self-respect, and world-wide from that 
familiarity, which in some lower orders of mind would most surely lead 
to contempt and derision. With him, in view of all the shades, aspects, 
and developments of his character, you could not but feel, that you 
were in the presence of a man, — a true-hearted, noble-minded man, 
for such he showed himself to be in all the relations of life." * 



* Various sermons of his were printed : 

(1) Sketch of the Life and Character of the late Rev. Joseph Mottey, of Lynn- 
field. From the Christian Disciple for Nov. and Dec. 1821. Boston, 1822. 
Pp. 16. 

(2) A Sermon preached at Concord, Massachusetts, May 15, 1823, at the 
semi-annual meeting of the "Evangelical Missionary Society in Massachu- 
setts." By David Damon, A.M., Minister of the Church in Lunenburg, Mass. 
(From the Christian Disciple.) Boston, 1823. Text, Rom. x. 14, 15. Pp.10. 

(3) A Sermon preached at Charlton, Mass., Sept. 14, 1826, at the Annual 
Meeting of the Auxiliary Bible Society in the County of Worcester. By David 
Damon, Minister of Lunenburg. Pp. 27. 

(4) Sermon, delivered at Worcester, in or about 1826. 

(5) A Sermon delivered at Lunenburg, Dec. 2, 1827, by David Damon, at 
the close of his ministry in that town. Lancaster, 1828. Pp. 22. 

(6) Address delivered at Amesbury, Aug. 2, 1829, previous to the organiza- 
tion of the Salisbury and Amesbury Society for Promoting Temperance. By 
David Damon, Minister of the Congregational Society of Salisbury and Ames- 
bm-y.— Published by Request— Boston, 1829. Pp.24. 

(7) Sermon, Human Life a Tale. By Rev. David Damon, Amesbury. Text, 
Ps. xc. 9. Pp.11. 

(8) Sermon, The Faith common to Christians. By Rev. David Damon, of 
Amesbury, Mass. (Published in the Liberal Preacher.) Text, Eph. iv. 5, 6. 
Pp. 15. 

(9) The Means of Attaining Religion. By David Damon. Printed for the 
Union Ministerial Association. Dover, 1832. Text, Matt. 15 : 27. Pp.16. 

(10) Sermon published in or about 1834. Text, "What is Truth?" Thought 
to be published as a Unitarian tract. 

(11) Sermon, text, " Truth Lord, but the dogs eat the crumbs that fall fi-om 
the children's table." 



228 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

David Damoa was of the sixth generation in descent from Thomas 
Damon, who came from England about the year 1650, and settled in 
that part of Reading which is now Wakefield. 

Thomas, son of Thomas, was born in Reading, old style, 31-11- 
1658, or new style, 31 Jan. 1659, and married Lucy Ann Emerson, 15 
May, 1683. 

Their fourth son, and ninth child, Thomas, was born at Reading, 25 
Dec. 1703, and married at Woburn, Abigail Rice, of East Sudbury, 
now Wayland, 5 Feb. 1730; d. 6 Mar. 1796, a 92. She was b. 27 
Mar., 1709, d. Feb. 1806. a. 97. 

Their first son, and second child, Thomas, was born at E. Sudbury, 
Sept. 1731, and married Elizabeth Stow, of Sudburv; he d. Nov. 1813, 
a. 82. 

Their fourth son, and fifth child, Aaron, was born at East Sudbury, 
1 March, 1761, and married Rachel Griffin, of Sudbury, in the au- 
tumn of 1785. 

i 

(12) Sermon. Text, " We spend our years as a tale that is told." Pp. 13. 

(13) An Address delivered before the Ministerial Conference in Berry Street, 
Boston, May 27, 1840. By David Damon. Boston. 1840. Pp. 24. 

(14) Centennial Sermon, West Cambridge, by Rev. D.Damon, voted to be 
published at expense of parish, 1840. 

(15) A Sermon at the Annual Election, Jan. 6, 1841. By David Damon. Pas- 
tor of the Congregational Church in AVest Cambridge. Boston, 1841. Pp. 34. 

(16) A Sermon preached at West Cambridge, Aug. 1, 1841, the Sabbath after 
the Death of Philip Augustus AVhittemore, oldest son of Philip and Sarah 
Whittemore. By Rev. David Damon. Published by Request of the Parents 
and Friends of the Deceased. Boston, 1841. Text, Gen. xliii. 14. Pp 16. 

(17) A Poem, written and read by him at the Fomth of July Celebration in 
West Cambridge, 1842. The procession mustered at the Universalist meeting- 
house, and marched to the Unitarian meeting-house, led by a band of music 
from Woburn. The Declaration of Independence was read by Rev. Mr. Damon, 
and an address delivered by Rev. J. C. Waldo. A repast was prepared by the 
ladies at a grove.— See LoioellJoimial, for July 8, 1842, William Schouler, Edi- 
tor and Proprietor. 

(18) The Sinfulness of Sin, a Sermon by the Rev. David Damon, in The 
Monthly Miscellany of Religion and Letters for March, 1843. Boston. Text, 
Rom. vii. 13. Pp. 7. 

(19) Notice of the Rev. William Gray Swett, in The Monthly Miscellany of 
Religion and Letters for April, 1843. Boston. Pp. 5. 

(20) An Address delivered at the Consecration of the New Cemetery in West 
Cambridge, Mass., June 14, 1843. By David Damon, Pastor of the Congrega- 
tional Society. Somerville, 1843. Pp. 12. From an introductory note to this 
address, Ave quote this statement : " Nine days subsequent to its delivery he 
attended the funeral of the Hon. Edmund Parker, in Reading, Mass. He en- 
tered the pulpit, apparently in good health, but at the close of the services was 
attacked with apoplexy. He was conveyed from the pulpit to the late residence 
of Mr. Parker, Avhere he died on Sunday morning, June 25, in the fifty- sixth 
year of his age. He was the first to rest in the New Cemetery, at the consecra- 
tion of which he had so recently assisted. His townsmen,— who have since 
strewed his grave with flowers, 'and blessed the bed,'— previous to his decease 
requested a copy of the address for publication." 

(21) Severalpoems in a bound volume of a paper published at Cambridge, 
while he was in college, given to Edward Everett, his classmate, after Mr. D.'s 
death. It contained articles by the students, among them many by Mr. Everett. 

A Dudleian Lecture, delivered by him in the College Chapel, Wednesday, the 
12th of May, 1841. (MS.) Text, Rev. 18 : 2. 



GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 229 

Their first child, David (the subject of this notice), was born at 
East Sudbury, 12 Sept. J 787, and married Rebecca Derby, of Lynn- 
field, 16 Oct. 1815. 

Their children, born at Lunenburg, were Norwood, b. 7 Oct. 1816, 
Samuel Griffin, b. 10 Dec. 1821, Hannah Mottev, b. 5 March, 1823. 
Ileniy, b. 6 Nov. 1824, Delia Augusta, b. 19 July, 1826, Franklin, 
b. iT Oct. 1827; Sarah Norwood, born at Amesbury, 10 Aug. 1829. 

Mrs. Rebecca Damon (widow of David Damon), died at Boston, 

21 May, 1852. She was b. at Lynnfield, 9 Aug. 1787. 
Norwood (Damon) never married; resides in Boston. 

Samuel Griffin (Damon) married at Monsou, Mass., Julia Fuller, 
of Monson, 23 Jan. 1849; she died at Monson, 1 April, 1850, with- 
out issue. He married for his second wife, Ella Gertrude Whitman, 
at Boston, 24 July, 1867. They reside at Arlington, on the spot 
where his father lived, and have had five children, all born in Arlington — 
Agnes Whitman, b. 20 Dec. 1869; David, b. 26 July, 1871, and d. 

22 Dec. 1877; Frederick Whitman, b. 1 Dec. 1873; Helen Gertrude, 
b. 19 Oct. 1875; Vida, b. 14 Oct. 1877. 

Hannah IMottey (Damon) resides at Arlington, unmarried. 

Henry (Damon) married at Marlboro', Lucy Ann Winch, of Wes- 
ton, 10 April, 1846. They reside at Boston and have one child — Julia 
Fuller, b. in Wrentham, Mass., 22 June, 1852; m. John Tremere De- 
blois. of Boston, 17 Nov. 1875. 

Delia Augusta (Damon) married at West Cambridge, John Burn- 
ham, Jr., of Brattleboro', Vt., 14 Dec. 1846. They have had two child- 
ren — Julia Rossiter, b. at Ellington, Conn., 12 July, 1850, d. at Chicago, 
111., 8 Feb. 1858; William Henry, b. at Ellington, 21 Dec. 1851. 
They reside at Batavia, 111. 

Sarah Norwood (Damon) married at Boston, Alfred Chamberlain, 
of Newburyport, 16 Oct. 1850. Their children were — Chauncy 
Ward, b. in Boston, 24 Dec. 1851; Caroline Fowle, b. in West 
Cambridge, 18 June, 1857, and d. 10 Sept. 1858; Caroline Fowle, b. 
in West Cambridge, 16 Nov. 1858, and d. 19 Aug. 1859. Alfred 
Chamberlain died at West Cambridge, 27 June, 1859. Mrs. Cham- 
berlain married at AVest Cambridge, for her second husband, Daniel 
R. Stanwood, of Arlington, 25 June, 1866. He died 19 March, 1874. 
She resides at Arlington. 

DANIELS, Hannah, adult, mulatto, bap. 9 Aug. 1741. James, d. 
19 Dec. 1836, a. about 40. John P. had son, d. 15 Feb. 1839, a. 4 
wks., and dau. Almira, d. 17 May, 1843, a. 3. See Whittemore (par. 
13). (John P. Daniels the father born in Keene, N. H., d. in W. 
Camb. 9 Dec. 1852, a. 45— g. s.) 

DAVENPORT, John, who m. Abigail Whittemore, 4 May, 1801, 
o. c. here 13 Apr. 1806; had Elmira, bap. 13 Apr. 1806, and John, 
bap. 1 June, 1811. [John the father bought 12 Sept. 1806, of Josiah 
Wellington, the once famous tavern (which yet stands) on the wes- 
terly corner of North Avenue and Beach Street, Cambridge, which 
21* 



230 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

Wellington conveyed to John Bridge 8 Sept. 1796, and re-purchased 
of Bridge on 28 Oct. 1803.] See Wyman, Charlestoion Genealogies 
and Estates, 217. 

DAVIDSON, Sarah, m. Stephen Locke, 6 Feb. 1809. 

DAVIS, John, of Charlestown, m. Sally Munroe of Camb. 16 
Feb. 1800. He o. c. here 25 Oct. 1801, and his w. Sally o. c. and 
was bap. 17 Nov. 1805. Had John, bap. 25 Oct. 1801; Mary Hunt- 
ington, h^i^. 1 Aug. 1802; Horatio, ha.^. 19 May, 1805, d. 9 Aug. 
1805, a. 3 mos. ; Horatio, ha^. 2% Sept. 1806; Leander Austin, hsi^. 
24 June, 1810. See Wyman's Charlestown, 282. 

2. Thojias, of Boston, m. Clarissa Whittemore of W. Camb. 2 
Oct. 1808. He d. here 14 Mar. 1809, a. 26. Clarissa was adm. to 
the ch. 13 Feb. 1814, and d. 11 May, 1814, a. 24. Thomas taught the 
town school here, in 1806, and afterward engaged' in the dry goods 
business in Boston. No issue. Sarah, adult, o. c. and was bap. 5 
May, 1805. Elizabeth, d. 25 Mar. 1809, a. 74. 

3. Jonathan and Hephzibah Winship, residents — perhaps because 
of the military occupation and environment of Boston, 1775-76 — m. 
29 Feb. 1776. Lucy, of Shirley, and Nehemiah Estabrook, m. 18 
Dec. 1785. Jenny, and Francis Locke, m. 23 Nov. 1786.^ Patty, 
and Francis Locke, Jr., m. 19 Feb. 1804. Mary S. and George A. 
Locke, m. 4 Apr. 1839. 

DAY, Stephen P., m. Sarah Frost, 9 July, 1809. Both o. c. 17 Sept. 
1815. Had child d. 16 Mar. 1811, a. 6 mos.; Sarah, bap. with bro. 
Stephen, 17 Sept. 1815; Jl/ary, bap. 31 Oct. 1819. 

DEANE, Joseph, of Medford, and Sally Locke of Camb. m. 1 
Jan. 1807. 

DECKER, Comrade or Conrad (?),d. 29 Dec. 1842, a. 2 mos. 
" Do not know whether this child was male or female." — D. Damon. 

DE NEUFVILLE, John, merchant, formerly of Amsterdam — 
"eminent merchant" (g. s.) — d. here 5 Dec. 1796, a. 68. Anna Mar- 
garett, of Camb., m. John Stoughton, of Boston, 11 Nov. 1799; he 
was Spanish Consul, Boston — see Stoughton. Anna Cecilia Linzee, 
w. of Ralph I. Linzee, and dau. of John De Neufville, Esq., d. 27 
Jan. 1811, a. 2b (gravestone). 

[Mr. J. B. Russell remembered seeing, " when a boy, a gravestone in the lot 
around Rev. Mr. Cooke's tomb, in the centre of the old Burying Ground, to 
Hyde De Neufville" a stone which has since been removed. The family boarded 
with Miss Cooke, who then kept a genteel boarding-house in her father's for- 
mer parsonage, near where now stands the present Orthodox Church (1879). 

Mr. Russell has published a letter from the widow of De Neufville, which he 
thus introduces : — 

" The following letter has turned up amongst my old papers, and well illus- 
trates the vicissitudes of life. It was written by Madam De Neufville, whose 
husband was, I presume, the eminent banker of that name in Amsterdam, Hol- 
land, who rendered efficient service to this country during the Revolution, in 

* She was wid. of Jonathan Davis and dau. of Israel Hinds. — See Hinds. 



GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 231 

promoting negotiations for a loan from the Dutch capitalists. After the war he 
came to the United States, and established himself in some commercial capacity, 
but does not seem to have succeeded, judging from this letter. He died, I think, 
in West Cambridge, where, at any rate, his gravestone was to be seen in the old 
burying- ground when I was a boy. Not long after the establishment of our 
Government she petitioned Congress for relief, stating that her late husband's 
eiForts in behalf of this country had reduced his family to great embarrassment. 
Alexander Hamilton, in a letter to Washington, in allusion to her claim, said, ' I 
do not know what the case admits of; but from some papers she showed me, it 
would seem she had pretensions to the kindness of this country.' She after- 
ward married the Spanish Consul-General to the United States. The letter 
was addressed to T. K. Jones, for many j'ears the leading auctioneer in Boston. 

" West Cambridge, 24th april, 1799. 

" Sir : I take the liberty by deacon Frost to send you 8 looking glasses, which I 
request you will be so Kind to Sell for me, at your vendue's. Such is my present 
Situation, That I must part with every thing which wUl fetch some Cash, I 
wish you Sir to be friend me, you Know the value of Such goods better than I, 
my minister [Rev. Dr. Fiske] has purchased one of Them, and told me he con- 
ceives it as a bargain to have it for 20 dollars. I trust in your goodness to be 
friend a widow and a Stranger, please to remember me with my Compliments to 
Mrs. Jones, and I am sir your very humble servant 

A. M. DE Neufville." 

Don Juan Stoughton, her second husband, Avas Spanish Consul to the New 
England States in 1810, per document in Spanish with his signature belonging 
to Mr. Russell. 

Mr. Russell writes : — 

" When a boy of eight, I was present at the opening of Mr. Cooke's tomb, on 
some occasion. Several men were present, looking at the row of coffins. I well 
recollect old Mr. Gershom Swan's pointing out ' which was which,' and said of 
one, ' that contains the body of the Duellist ! ' I thought nothing particularly 
about it at the time, but have since often M-ondered what duellist could have 
been buried there." Mr. R. further says, " as to the duellist, it is possible, though 
not probable, that De Neufville may have been one in his day, and was referred 
to." 

De Neufville evidently was first interred in the tomb of the Cookes, and re- 
moved after the tomb of his connections, '• Stoughton and R. I. Linzee, A.D. 
1812," was built, and where his gravestone now stands. De Neufville's-name 
was pronounced here Du?mewilL] 

DERBY, Robert, and Eliza Cutter, m. 12 Mar. 1818. Derby m. 
second, her sister Hannah Cutter, and third, Eleanor Warren. He was 
a tailor and rem. from Salem to Camb. and thence to Stow. See 
Cutter (par, 31), and Cutter Book, 157-58; Coll. Essex Institute, iii, 
206.' 

DEXTER, Jonathan M., and w. Betsey, from ch. in Billerica, 

adm. here 1815. Had Henry, bap. 21 Mar. 1813; Abba Maria 

Wellington, bap. 21 Apr. 1816, d. 5 July, 1819, a. 3; Abba Maria Wel- 
lington, bap. 15 Apr. 1821, 

2. Mary B. m, Peter Edwards, 17 Jan. 1813. 

DIAR, or DIER, Sarah [b. 23 Jan. 1771], from infancy with 
Seth Russell — bap. 26 May, 1776, aet, 4. 

DICKSON, William, and w. Ruth were adm. to Pet. ch. at or- 
ganization, 9 Sept. 1739. William d. of old age 15 Jan. 1768, a. 
94. His wid. Ruth d. 12 June, 1776 (a. 73 — Paige). She was Ruth 



232 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

Prentice and m. William Dickson, 12 June, 1718. His age at time of 
death is given as 94 in the records, but was prob. 74, as given by 
Paige. He o. c. at Camb. eh. 3 May, 1719 ; William Dickson and w. 
Ruth were adm. Camb. ch. 20 Feb. 1721. He was s. of John, and 
gr.-son of William Dickson, or Dixon, an early settler in Cambridge — 
see Paige. Had with others, William ; Josiah ; Ruth, adm. to Pet. ch. 
18 Apr. 1742; Margaret, m. Joseph Cook, Jr., 13 May, 1756; Lydia, 
m. Samuel Prentice; Jane, m. Samuel Teel, of Medford, 3 Apr. 1755; 
a child, d. 13 Jan. 1740, a. 6 mos. ; Jonas, b. 28, bap. 31 May, 1741, 
d. 5 July, 1749, a. 9. The family resided in the Charlestown part of 
the Precinct. William Dickson was a Pet. committeeman 1741, and 
Pet. assessor 1741, '42. See Wyman, 295. 

2. William, s. of William (1), m. Elizabeth Lawrence, 3 Dec. 
1741. He 0. c. Pet. ch. 22 Aug. 1742. Elizabeth, his w., d. 24 
Feb. 1753, a. 32, and he m. Rachel Teel of Charlestown, 8 Dec. 1753. 
Rachel, his w., was adm. Pet. ch 2 June, 1754. He res. in Charles- 
town, this Prect. Rachel, his w., d. 21 May, 1796, a. 65. He d. 28 
Jan. 1801, a. 83. Had William, b. 9, bap. 22 Aug. 1742, d. 5 Dec. 
1744, a. 3; Aaron, b. 10, bap. 19 Aug. 1744, d. 10 July, 1749, 
a. 5; William, b. 28 Feb., bap. 9 Mar. 1746, d. 2 Nov. 1746, a. 

9 mos.; a child, b. April (and bap. ) 1748 — Jonathan, prob., who 

was b. (23) Apr. 1748, and bap. 8 (?2) June, 1754, a^t. 5; Rachel, b. 
12, bap. 15 Sept. 1754, prob. the Miss Rachel adm. to the ch. 15 Sept. 
1793, m. Latham Stanton, 8 July, 1810; William, b. 14, bap. 14 Aug. 
1757; Elizabeth, b. 10, bap. 15 June, 1760, d. 13 Aug. 1761, a. 15 
mos.; Elizabeth, b. 27, bap. 29 May 1763, prob. Elizabeth, adm. to the 
ch. 1 Sept. 1793; Aaron. See %m«n, 295. 

3. Josiah, s. of William (1), had Mary, b. 10, bap. 15 Apr. 1750. 
See Wyman, 296, for wife, &c. 

4. Jonathan, s. of William (2), m. Martha Cook, 7 Mar. 1771, 
and had a dau. b. 28 June, 1771, d. of cough 3 Aug. 1771, a. 3 mos.; 
a child (at Joseph Frost's), b. 26 Dec. 1772; an infant son, d. 17 Jan. 
1773, a. — days; a son, b. 13 Jan. 1775, d. soon; an infant, stillborn, 
13 Dec. 1775; a child, b. 1779. See Wyman, 295 (296, No. 15). 

5. William, s. of William (2), m. Rachel Cutter, of Woburn, 15 
May, 1792 — Cutter (par. 77), and with Rachel, his wife, was adm. to 
Pet. ch. 15 Sept. 1793. Had William, bap. 6 Oct. 1793; Lydia,hap. 
May,1796 (d. 15 Aug.l854,a. 58,g.s._) unm. ; i?acAe/, bap. 1 6 Sept. 1798, 
m. Aaron Dickson, 4 May, 1823 ; Oliver, bap. 11 Jan, 1801, d. — Sept. 

1802, a. 2 ; Martha, bap. 17 July, 1803, d. unm. 19 June, 1839, a. 36 (g. 
s.) ; Oliver, bap. 8 Sept. 1805 ; Alary Cutter, bap. 17 July, 1808.m. Abel 
Peirce; Eliza, bap. 28 July, 1811, m. same. (See Gutter Book, 267, 
397.) William the father was a private soldier from Cambridge in 
the Revolutionary Armv, and d. 13 Apr. 1835, a. 79 ; his wid. Ra- 
chel d. 15 Aug. 1842, a. 76 (g. s.). See Wyman, 295, 296. 

6. Aaron, s. of William (2), m. Lucy Cutter, 21 Nov. 1797 — 
Cutter (par. 19); he and w. Lucy were adm. to Pet. ch. 22 May, 

1 803, when she and s. Aaron, and dau. Lucy, were baptized ; had also 
Elizabeth, bap. 1 Apr. 1804, d. 18 Dec. 1808, a. 5. Aaron the fath- 



GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 233 

er d. 29 Sept. 1805, a. 38, and his wid. m. a second husband John 
• Stevens. See Wyman, 296, 297. 

7. William, s. of William (5), m. Sarah Cutter, 4 Jan. 1819. 
Had William, bap. 15 Apr. 1821; Franklin, bap. 8 Dec. 1822; Albert 
La Fayette, bap. 26 Sept. 1824; Frederick and Sarah, bap. 21 June, 
1835. See Cutter (par. 44), and Cutter Book. 

8. Aaron, s. of Aaron (6), m. Rachel Dickson of Charles- 
town, 4 May, 1823, daughter of William (5). 

9. John, Jr., a nephew of William (1), m. Sarah Whittemore, 19 
Jan. 1749. Had here, child, stillborn, buried here, 22 Apr. 1753; 
Susanna, bap. 23 Dec. 1755, m. Joseph Shaw, 23 Jan. 1777; David, 
bap. 6 Aug. 1758, d. soon. Sarah, wife of John, buried here, d. 13 
May, 1777, a. 51. John the father was a private soldier in the 
French War, and John, his father, was ensign in same war, or lieu- 
tenant, per gravestone. (The family resided between the two Par- 
ishes.) 

10. Walter, bro. of John (9),m. Anne Cutter of Charlestown, 
this Prect., 3 May, 1750 — Cutter (par. 5). Had Anne, b. 1, bap. 15 
Oct. 1752, m. Richard. Peirce; Mary, h. 23, bap. 30 Mar. 1755, m. 
Jonathan Butterfield, 4 Aug. 1772; Fsther, b. 23, bap. 28 Aug. 1757, 
m. Joseph Tufts, of Medford, 23 Dec. 1779; i?e5ecc«, bap. 21 Oct., 
1759, d. — " dau. of Walter, Camb." — buried here — 29 July, 1765, 
a. 7; Lucy, b. 12, bap. 20 May, 1764 (unm. in 1798— Paige); 
Walter, of Walter, Camb., bap. 13 Dec. 1767. Walter the 
father was adm. Pet. ch. 9 Nov. 1766, and Anne and Fsther, his 
daughters, were adm. same ch. 30 Mar. 1777. Walter and Anne 
his wife, and Anne his dau., were dism. thence " to the 1st ch. in 
Cambridge," August, 1783; and "all belong'g to 2d ch. in Camb. 
were di'd and rec'd here, and were accepted by Mr. Hilliard," 28 
Sept. 1783. — Camb. First Ch. Bee. Walter the father was select- 
man of Camb. 1786-88, 1791-92. A child from Boston nursed at 
Walter D.'s, d. 15 Oct. 1756. Mary, sister of Walter (10), m. Pat- 
ten Russell, 25 July, 1749. For Walter and wife— see Cutter Book, 
53, 380; also Wyman's Charlestown, 296. 

11. John, Jr., a son of John (9), m. Sarah Butterfield, 6 Oct. 
1771 ; had infant, funeral 4 Aug. 1775. Widow Sarah d. of a fever, 
13 Sept. 1780. Miss Sally d. 16 Nov. 1792, a. 23, and Miss Flizabeth 
d. 11 Feb. 1793, a. 20; ijossibly his daughters. 

12. Walter, s. of Walter'(lO), m. Anna Tufts, 10 Apr. 1793. 
See Wyman, 296. 

13. Henry, a nephew of William (1), m. Sarah Cook, 13 Nov. 
1774. ^MHice, his dau. m. John Goddard, 21 Dec. 1806 (see Wy- 
man, 297). Abigail of Camb. (perhaps niece of Henry) m. Eph- 
raim Frost, 3d. 4 Nov. 1821. Anna C. (perhaps sister of Abigail), 
of Camb., m. WOliam Everett, of Bedford, 31 July, 1823. John, m. 
Eleanor Russell, 23 June, 1781. Mrs. Hannah, d. 31 July, 1801, 
a. 45. 

14. Negro child of William (2), d. 20 Feb. 1753, a. 7 mos. Child 
at William D.'s, stillborn, 5 Dec. 1757. Nurse child at William 
D.'s, d. 19 May, 1759. 



234 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

DITSON, JosiAH, of Boston, and Lucy Peirce of Camb., m. 5 Apr. 
1797. 

DIX, Susanna, of Charlestown, this Pet., and William Tufts, the 
4th, of Medford, m. 20 Dec. 1753. Fee one half dollar. See Wy- 
man, 295. 

DODGE, No WELL, had child, b. , 1752; son, b. 7 Aug. 

1754; dau., b. same date; child, b. 5 Apr. 1756. 

2. Paul, had s. Jo/m Botvard, d. 18 Feb. 1836, a. 2 mos. ; Joh7i 
Perry, d. 31 Aug. 1838, a. 7 mos. Maria P., wife of Paul, d. 8 
Apr. 1838, a. 22. See Perry (par. 9). 

3. Eliphalet, of Dan vers, and Mary Cox of Woburn, m. 13 Feb. 
1802. David surveyed here in 183G. (Wymau's Charlestown, 299.) 

DORR; Mary, d. 1 Sept. 1825, a. 75 (g. s.). 

DOUGLASS, George, and Anna Perry, m. 2 Sept. 1773. 

DOWNING, Polly, of Lexington, and Samuel Butterfield. Jr., of 
Camb., m. 1 June, 1805. Susanna, and Daniel Chandler of Lexing- 
ton, m. 19 May, 1817. 

DOWNS, son of Nathaniel, d. 30 Mar. 1837, a. 1 yr. 

DOWSE, Mrs.— from Charlestown, at William Winship's—d. 29 
Sept. 1772. A numerous Charlestown name, per Wyman. 

DRAPER, Nathaniel, had son, stillborn, 13 Feb. 1753; Euth, b. 
6, bai3. 13 Jan. 1754; Sarah, b. 13, bap. 21 Sept. 1755. 

DUNN, John George, s. of Hugh, d. 18 June, 1839, a. 2^ yrs. 

DUNSTER, Henry, and w. Martha, adm. to Pet. eh. at organ- 
ization, 9 Sept. 1739. Her maiden name Russell, and m. 25 Feb. 
1708. He o. c. and was bap. Camb. 1 Feb. 1708, and both were adm. 
to Camb. eh. 16 Mar. 1711. He was son of Jonathan and Abigail 
(Eliot) Dunster, was b. 17 July, 1680, and was grandson of Henry 
Dunster, first President of Harvard College. He d. 28 Jan. 1753, a. 
73 (g. s.) ; his w. Martha m. Francis Locke, 15 Mar. 1759. His 
children are carefully specified by Paige. Henry Dunster was one of 
the Precinct committee, 1733, 1734. See Wyman, 312. 

2. David, a bro. of Henry (1), had w. Mary, adm. Pet. ch. 6 
Sept. 1741; maiden name Russell. He was adm. same ch. 13 Jan. 

1742. Margery, \i\ii dsiVL., b. , 1739, was bap. here 23 Dec. 

1739. Flora, a negro child of his, was bap. 13 June, 1742. David 
and Mary, his wife, were dism. " to be imbodyed in a church to be 
gathered at Narrhaganset No. 2, so call'd " — afterward Westminster, 
Mass.— 17 Oct. 1742.' See Wyman, 313. 

3. Jonathan, a bro. older than David (2), d. here unm. 11 Apr. 
1742, a. 47 (g. s.). See Wyman, 313, estate and will. 

* David, of Charlestown and Narraganset Township, No. 2, sold his estate 
here, bounded on Medford River, to Joseph Winship, 12 Mar. and 23 Nov. 1742, 
with a dwelling-house and barn on same. 



GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 235 

4. IIexrt, a son of Henry (1), m. Abigail Moore, 27 Apr. 1748, 
and d. 13 Oct. 1748, a. 26 (or 25, g. s.) ; Abigail, his wid., was adm. 
to Pet. eh. 19 Feb. 1749; a daughter of hers (by him) was b. 4 Mar. 
1749, and d. 4 Mar. 1749 — lived | hour. She, Abigail (Harring- 
ton) — late Wt'd. Dunster — was di.sm. "to eh. in Lexington," 15 Sept. 
1751. Abigail Dunster, widow, m. Jonathan Harrington of Lexing- 
ton, 1 Aug. 1750. — Lex. Rec. 

5. Jason, s. of Henry (1), m. Rebecca Cutter, 26 Oct. 1749. Dau. 
of Samuel Cutter (see Cutter, par. 5). Jason was adm. Pet. eh. 18 
Mar. 1753. Had Ruth, b. 10, bap. 12 Aug. 1750, m. Joseph Blood; 
Rebecca,]). 23, bap. 23 Aug. 1752, d. 5 July, 1753, a. 10 mos. ; Henry, 
b. 4, bap. 11 Aug. 1754; Rebecca, b. 18, bap. 20 June, 1756, m. John 
Swallow; Martha, h. (-28 Aug.), bap. 3 Sept. 1758, m. Oliver Wright; 
Isaiah, h. (10), bap. 12 Apr. 1761 ; Jason, h. 27 Mar., bap. 3 Apr. 
1763; Samuel Cutter, b. 20, bap. 27 Apr. 1766 — privately; sick, Ja- 
son the father rem. to Mason, N. H., in 1769. See Wyman, 313. 

Rachel Mason, brought up at Jason Dunster's, o. c. and was bap. 14 
Feb. 1762, ajt. 18. See Mason. 

Tony, negro belonging to the Dunsters, d. 4 Mar. 1745, a. 90. 
Negro child, girl, at Mr. Ddnster's, b. 17 Mar. 1747, d. 24 Mar. 
1747, a. 7 days. Negro child at Mr. D.'s, d. 2 Apr. 1750. 

Mr. Samuel Dunster, of Attleborough, Mass., m a volume entitled 
Henry Dunster and his Descendants (published 1876), gives a very full 
account of the above individuals. 

DURANT or DURRANT, Benjamin, of Lexington— buried here 
— d. 23 Oct. 1748, a. 17 yrs. Mrs. Lydia, d. 6 Jan. 1793, a. 89. 

BUTTON, Stephen and wife, o. c. 2 June, 1783, and had dau. 
Lucy, bap. 1 June, 1783. Susanna m. James Frost, 3 Dec. 1776. 

EARL, RiiODA, of Marblehead, and Daniel Butter, of Charlestown, 
m. 12 Mar. 1826. 

EASTMAN, Jonathan, of Concord, New Hampshire, and Esther 
Johnson, of Woburn, m. 15 Sept. 1776. 

EATON, William, of Reading, and Elizabeth Osborn of Camb., 
m. 1 Jan. 1781. Lot, of Woburn, and Ruth Smith, of Lexington, 
m. 17 Ajjr. 1817. Timothy had w. Louisa, d. 28 Jan. 1839, a. 36 
(g. s.); and son, d. 21 or 22 Sept. 1839, a. 2. (Timothy Eaton, of 
Woburn, and Louisa Locke, of W. Camb., m. 5 Apr. 1829.) See 
Book of Lockes. p. 163. 

EDDY, Martha, from ch. in Shrewsbury, was adm. to ch. here, 
1811. Benjamin, husband of preceding, d. here 11 Aug. 



1817, a. 75. Ward, Hist. Shrewsbury, states, he was b. 19 Feb. 1743; 
was a sea-captain, and early in the Revolution was made prisoner by a 
British man-of-war, and with his vessel carried to Halifax ; his family 
meantime retired from Boston to Worcester, and with them, he located 
in Shrewsbury in 1776, in Waltham in 1804, and in West Cambridge 
[prob. in 1810]. After the Revolutionary War, he for several years 



236 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

commanded vessels out of Boston in the London trade. His wife was 
Martha Bronson, of Boston. Had children born in Boston, Worces- 
ter and Shrewsbury ; and his dau. Sarah m. William Getting and re- 
sided here. See Cotting. 

EDWARDS, Peter, and Mary B. Dexter, m. 17 Jan. 1813. 

ELLIOT, Ebenezer, had Lucy, b. 19, bap. 25 Aug. 1751; Mar- 
garet, b. 12, bap. 15 July, 1753 ; Elizabeth Prentice, b. 27 Sept., bap. 5 
Oct. 1755; Thomas, bap. 8 Jan. 1758; Rebecca and Abigail (twins), 
b. 5, bap. 10 Feb. 1760. The father rem. to Royalston — see Paige, 
540. 

2. Thomas, of Royalston, s. of Ebenezer (1), m. Sarah Swan of 
Camb. 26-28 Aug. 1781. Prob. the Thomas Eliot who belonged to 
the Baptist Society in Camb. N. W. Pet., 21 July, 1787. See Wy- 
man's Gharlestoion, 332, 333; also 286, James Deblois. 

3. Experience had son, b. 10 Sept. 1757, d. soon. Negro boy at 
Mr. Elliot's, d. suddenly 6 Nov. 1756, a. 7 mos. The name is usually 
spelt Elliot. 

[Eliot, a minister, baptized Mary, dau. of Jeduthun Wellington, 
here, 25 May, 1783.] 

EMERSON, Robert, and Hannah Perkins, m. 17 Nov. 1836. 

EMMONS, Hannah, m. Daniel Champney, Jr., 22 Sept. 1746. 
Hannah (Childs) — late Emmons — o. c. 18 Dec. 1774. 

EMORY, Stephen, Esq., and RhodaW. Nason, m. 8 Apr. 1816. 

ESTABROOK, Nehemiah, m. Lucy Davis, of Shirley, 18 Dec. 
1785. Nehemiah d. 21 Feb. 1820, a. 58. Luct d. 2 Mar. 1810. a. 
42. Nehemiah belonged to the Baptist Society in Camb. N. W. Pet., 
21 July, 1787. 

2. Samuel, m. Lucy Saunders, 30 Apr. 1803; he o. c. 16 June, 
1805; had Lucy Sanderson, bap. 16 June, 1805, and Samuel Joseph, 
bap. in private 16 Jan. 1815. Lucy (prob. his w.), d. 27 July, 1806, 
a. 26, and he m. Sophia Winchester, 9 Aug. 1812. The wife of Sam- 
uel d. 26 Jan. 1837, a. 47. Samuel the father d. 7 July, 1839, 
a. 60. 

3. John, m. Anna Russell, 31 Aug. 1800, and d. 7 Sept. 1802, a. 
27. Had John Russell, bap. (son of John, deceased) 12 Nov. 1809.* 

1 John Russell Estabrook, a native of AVest Camb. (b. in 1801) — in 1820 for 
family reasons had his name changed to John Brooks Russell, by the legislature. 
When he was 16, he left for Boston, to learn the printer's trade. In a letter to 
the writer of this notice, he says, " Your father and I were intimate playmates 
and schoolmates from early childhood .... Your father, as well as myself, was 
a great reader of History and Biography, &c. ; and, say in 1813 to 1815, we read 
everything worth reading in the old Social Library of that day, which then 
contained but little over 100 vols ; also all the books we could borrow, as they 
were scarce in that day. Rev. Dr. Fiske was librarian." Mr. Russell has fur- 
nished some vakiable additions to this work. 



GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 237 

Mrs. Anxa, wid. of John, m. Abiier Stearns, 7 Aug. 1808. John 
Estabrook was a Pet. assessor in 1801. 

4. Nehemiah, of Lexington, prob. Nebemiah (1), m. Elizabeth Hall, 
of W. Camb., 29 Sept. 1811. P^lizabetii, prob. she, d. 12 Dec. 
1822, a. 58. Endor m. Lydia Adams, 27 Aug. 1818; he d. here 23 
Mar. 1835, a. 40. Eliakiji— died in Lincoln 13 Apr. 1835, a. 70 
about — Damon. M. A., from Lexington, d. 5 Dec. 1842, a. 28. Sa- 
rah, m. Ebenezer Robbins, 8 June, 1775. Martha, of Lexington, 
m. Edward Waldron, Jr., of Sterling, 23 Sept. 1704. Elizabeth d. 
4 May, 1809, a. G9. The name is occasionally Estabrooks. 

EVERETT, Peggy, and John Norcross, m. 8 Aug. 1799. Wil- 
liam, of Bedford, and Anna C. Dickson of Camh., m. 31 July, 1823. 

FALOON, Daniel, and Mrs. Hannah Lincoln, m. 3 Nov. 1837. 

FARMER, Nathaniel, and Hannah Fessenden, both of Lexington, 
m. 28 May, 1755. Life m. Elizabeth A. Locke, 1 Nov. 1835; their 
s. Kimball, bap. 13 June, 1842, in private, being sick. (Elizabeth A. 
Farmer d. 4 Aug. 1851, a. 35.) Kimball d. 9 July, 1841, a. 51. 
See Cutter (par. 62). 

FARNSWORTH, Mary, d. — Nov. 1827, a. 61. 
FARRINGTON, Matthew, had sou, b. 17 May, 1780. 

FAY, Samuel, of Westboro', and Elizabeth Cutter, m. 6 Apr. 
1756. See Cutter (par. 2). Jeduthun, of Westboro,' m. Sarah 
Shattuck of Camb. 12 Dec. 1739 — Cooke s Private Journal. 

FERGUSON, John, had son, d. 21 Mar. 1837, a. 2 ds. ; Thomas 
Avery, bap. 25 May, d. 2S June, 1838, a. 7 wks. 

FESSENDEN, Anna, widow, was adm. Pet. ch. at organization, 
9 Sept. 1739. Anna, d. — "awfully! hangel herself!" — 12 July, 
1753, a. 63. She was widow of Thomas, and originally Anna Fille- 
brown, dau. of Thomas and Rebecca (Cutter) Fillebrown — see Paige. 
She was prob. the Anna Fillebrown adm. to Camb. ch. 11 Apr. 1725 
— another Anna Fillebrown. afterward prob. the w. of Gershom Cut- 
ter, adm. same ch. 4 June, 1727 — see Cutter (par. 14). 

2. Timothy, of Lexington (prob. s. of Thomas, mentioned in 
preceding paragraph), and Elizabeth, wife of the same, o. c. here 3 
Nov. 1754; had Timothy, bap. here 4 Nov. 1754. 

3. N.\thaniel, a gr.-s. of Thomas, mentioned in paragraph (1), 
but not through the wife Anna — see par. (1) — m. Lydia, dau. of 
Philip Bemis — (see Bemis). Lydia, w. of Nathaniel — "shot! 
awfully!" — 30 May, 1770, a. 19. [She was killed by the accidental 
discharge of a gun, holding at the time in her arms her only son Icha- 
bod. — See History of Precinct, under 1770.] Nathaniel m. Eliza- 
beth Webb, 20 June, 1771 ; both o. c. 6 Dec. 1772; she bap. (ret. 22) 
4 Oct. 1772, her sister Sarah Webb, of Medford (;et. 18), being bap. 
here same date. Nathaniel had child, b. — 1769, prob. Ichabod, 
bap. (a;t. 3 or 4) 6 Dec. 1772; also Elizabeth, infant dau., b. 13 Nov., 

22 



238 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

bap. 6 Dec. 1772; Nathaniel, b. — Aug., bap. 21 Aug. 1774. Han- 
nah, a sister of Nathaniel (3) — Book of Locke s, p. 315 — m. Nathaniel 
Farmer, both of Lexington, 28 May, 1 755. 

4. Aaron, an older brother of Nathaniel (3), o. c. here 1 Apr. 
1770; had Ja;Yw, b. 19 JMar., bap. 1 Apr. 1770. Thomas, another 
bro. of Nathaniel (3), had dau. Betsey Apthorp, who m. here Elias 
Viles, of Lexington, 14 May, 1818. See these families more fully in 
Book of the Lockes. 

5. IcHABOD, s. of Nathaniel (3), m. Rebecca Munroe, of Lexing- 
ton, here 7 June, 1795. He and w. Rebecca were adm. to ch. here, 
8 Aug. 1819, and the following children of his were baptized, 15 Aug. 
1819 — Ichabod, aged 13 yrs. ; Sophroma, 11 yrs. ; Rebecca Harring- 
ton, 9 yrs. ; Mary Perrin, 7 yrs. ; James Munroe, 3 yrs. He had 
(Camb. Rec), Edmund Manroe, b. 11 Mar. 1796; Philip Bemis, b. 7 
May, 1797; Mhemiah, b. 15 Dec. 1799, d. here 6 Nov. 1819, a. 20; 
Ichabod, b. 11 May, 1802, perhaps the child, d. 5 Oct. 1803, a. 17 mos. 
Sophronia, above, m. George C. Russell, 23 May, 1830, W. Camb. 
Mary P. m. Alanson Blanchard, of Lexington, 25 Nov. 1841. Ed- 
mund M. m. Lucy A. Annis, of Charlestown, 3 Feb. 1828. Ichabod 
Fessenden the father was Pet. assessor, 1803, '04. 

6. Philip B., s. of Ichabod (5), m. Rebecca C. Tufts, 31 Aug. 
1820. Philip Winslow and James Henry, children of Philip B., d. 
13 May, 1842, the former aged 4 yrs. 10 mos., the latter aged 1 yr. 8 
mos. Other chil. have resided here. Philip B. the father leased the 
mill formerly belonging to Ephraim Cutter (par. 24), 1 Apr. 1843; 
this lease was continued by P. B. Fessenden 8^ Co., 1850; Fessenden, 
Whittemore 8)- Co., 1853; Russell, Fessenden ^ Co., 1859-1860. 

7. Mr. William (H, U. 1768), m. Mrs. Sarah Read, 22 Jan. 
1771. She was perhaps the Sarah Fessenden, buried 28 Jan. 1775. 
He was ordained at Fryeburg, Me., 11 Oct. 1775, and was father of 
Gen. Samuel Fessenden of Portland, Me., and grandfather of the dis- 
tinguished Hon. William Pitt Fessenden of the same place. See 
Book of the Lockes ; N. E. Hist. Gen. Register, iov Apr. 1871; and 
Paige. The Mr. William Fessenden, whom the Rev. Samuel Cooke 
of Menotomy mentioned in his diary, as having heard twice, 4 Jan. 
1742, on Ps. 89: 7, and Num. 23: 10, was prob. the graduate of H. 
U. 1737, and father of the above Rev. William. The father taught 
the Grammar-school in Cambridge, and was licensed as a preacher, 
but was never ordained. 

8. Josiah — late of Camb. — had child, d. here 6 Oct. 1782, a. 17 
mos. (See Paige, 544.) A Fessenden of Medford was buried here 2 
Oct. 1782. 

FIELDING, William Henry, d. 25 Sept. 1842, a. 10 mos. 

FIFIELD, Mrs. Mary Ann— buried at East Cambridge— d. 16 
Dec. 1835, a. 27. 

FILLEBROWN, John, adm. to Pet. ch. at organization, 9 Sept. 
1739. The first Pet. treasurer, 1733. Prob. the John, d. 23 Oct. 



GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 239 

1756, a. 85. Sarah (Watts), dau. of John Fillebroion, d. 18 Dec. 
1745, a. 42; ^/i^a, his dau., m. Gershom Cutter — see Cutter (par. 
14); Elizabeth, hxii daw., m. Moses Boardman, 25 Dec. 1746. (See 
Paige, b^i.) John the father and \v. Sarah [d. 1716], were adm. 
to Camb. eh. 20 May, 1711. She was Sarah Wyer — see Wyman,Ml, 
Nos. 9 and 10. FJizaheth, adm. to Pet. ch. 20 Jan. 1745— prob. dau. 
of above, afterward m. to Boardman. 

2. Rebecca, Widow, d. 26 July, 1741, a. 76. She was wid. of 
Thomas, prob. a bro. of John (1), and dau. of Richard Cutter — see 
Cutter Book, 35 ; Wyman, 346. 

3. Edward, prob. s. of John (1), had here Thomas, b. 8, bap. 11 
June, 1749; Sarah, b. 29 Oct., bap. 12 Nov. 1752; Elizabeth, b. 5, 
bap. 19 Jan. 1755; Ruth. b. 25 Oct., bap. 6 Nov. 1757. Susanna, 
w. of Edward, d. 23 June, 1772. Edward m. Wid. Elizabeth 
Stearns, 7 Dec. 1775, and d. 16 June, 1793, a. 83. See Wyman's 
Charlestown, 347, Nos. 1 1 and 17. Susanna, perliaps his dau., m. James 
Blake, of Boston, 29 Nov. 1773. Abigail, d. 26 May, 1768, a. 5. 

4. Richard, a gr.-s. of Rebecca (2), o. c. here 24 Nov. 1751. 
His w. Mehitable was adm. to Pet. ch. 24 Sept. 1758. Had James, 
b. 24 Nov., bap. 1 Dec. 1751; Samuel, b. 28 Nov., bap. 3 Dec. 1753; 
dau., stillborn, 3 June, 1756; Richard, bap. 14 May, 1758, d. 25 Feb. 
1759, a. 10 mos. ; Mehitable (twin with Richard), bap. 14 May, 1758, 
d. soon; Mehitable, or " Mehittabel," bap. 1 Feb. 1761. Richard the 
father d. at Kittery, in the army, 20 Nov. 1762. Richard Fillebrown, 
of Medford, was a corporal in Capt. Thomas Adams's Company, of 
Col. Nichols's Regiment, in 1758. — See History of Precinct under 
1758. See Wyman, 346, wife Mehitable Sprague. 

5. John, prob. the s. of Thomas, and Rebecca (2), d. at Charles- 
town, 17 Oct. 1772-, a. 73. See Wyman, 347, No. 10? 

6. Thomas, perhaps s. of Edward (3), m. Hannah Brown, 1 Dec. 
1778. Mrs. Hannah d. 5 Oct. 1797, a. 47. Edward,^, of Thomas, 
bap. 14 Apr. 1799. Rebecca, wid. of Thomas, d. 18 Aug. 1840, a. 
85. Thomas was a corporal and sergeant in the Revolution. (See 
Paige, 409, 428; Wyman, 346 and 347, No. 18?) 

7. John, perhaps s. of Thomas (6), m. Anne Horton, 10 June, 
1804, and d. 20 Sept. 1814, a. 30. Anna, adult, prob. she, o. c. and 
was bap. 29 Oct. 1815, the same date Adeline Rebecca, Darius White, 
Elizabeth and John, chil. of John, were baptized. 

8. Thomas, Jr., perhaps s. of Thomas (6), m. Sarah Adams, 31 
Jan. 1808. A child of Thomas, Jr., d. 26 Sept. 1818, a. 10. (Tho- 
mas the father d. 18 May, 1849, a. 69.) 

■9. Edward, perhaps s. of Edward (3), m. Lydia Prentice, 23 
Aug. 1770. 

10. James, s. of Richard (4), m. Elizabeth Prentice, 5-8 June, 
1774, and Phebe Barnard, 24 May, 1798. James was a sergeant in 
the Revolution — see Paige, 428. 

11. Samuel, s. of Richard (4), m. Mary Pitts, 9 Nov. 1775. 
Served in the Revolution. See Wyman, 347, No. 13. 

12. Leonard, s. of Thomas (6), m. Hannah Richardson, 1 Apr. 



240 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

1819. vSusANNA, perhaps his sister, m. James Frost, 3 Mar. 1805. 
Abiel II. m. Hannah Locke, 3 July, 1817. 

13. John, perhaps s. of John (7), had daughter, d. 6 Mar. 1843, 
a. 6. 

14. John, d. 23 Oct. 1775, a. 85 (g. s.). 

Edward, John and Richard Fillebrowu were private soldiers from 
Cambridge in the French War. (Paige expresses difficulty in tracing 
the lineage of this family.) 

FINDLAYSON, PiiiLip, d. 14 May, 1837, a. 20. 

FINNEY, Mary, of Camb., and Morrice Rock, of Pennsylvania, 
m. 23 Nov. 1775. 

FISKE, Ruth, and James Jones, m. 1 Jan. 1778. Mary and Jo- 
seph Craft, of Newton, m. 11 May, 1809. 

2. PIoRATio H., of Boston, m. Letitia Whittemore of W. Camb., 
29 Mar. 1818. Horatio H., and Letitia his wife, o. c. here 20 
Nov. 1823, the same date Elmira his dau. was baptized. Horatio 
Hancock, s. of Rev. Thaddeus, was bap. 27 June, 1790 > Eemira, 
dau. of Thaddeus, bap. 26 Apr. 1792 — Elmira and Joseph Adams, 
Esq., m. 19 Nov. 1811. Horatio Hancock Fiske, b. 22 June, 
1790, " served an apprenticeship in the mercantile house of Munson 
and Barnard, Boston, from 1805 to 1813. He then commenced mer- 
cantile business in the copartnership and under the firm of Stanton, 
Fiske and Nichols^ Boston, who were very enterprising, reputable and 
successful merchants." He d. 13 Sept. 1829, a. 39, " leaving a wife 
and two daughters, Elmira and Caroline." An obituary notice in the 
Gentinel, 16 Sept. 1829, speaks of him as the only son of the Rev. 
Dr. Fiske of West Cambridge, and as one of "our most active, 

correct and enterprising merchants Whatever was required of 

him was sure to be done punctually, faithfully, and to the best of his 
power .... few perhaps live so short a period in whose character 
are combined more good qualities than in his, or fill up the measure of 
their days better than he." His daughters both m. George B. Neal, 
of Charlestown, and his widow Letitia is yet living (1879). 

Rev. Thaddeus, D.D., s. of Jonathan Fiske and Abigail Fiske, b. 
Weston, 22 June, 1762; grad. H. U. 1785; settled at Camb. Second 
Pet. as second minister of the parish, 23 Apr. 1788; m. Lucy, dau. of 
Rev. Jonas Clark, of Lexington, 17 June, 1789; had two children, a 
son and daughter, already mentioned ; resigned his charge 23 Apr. 
1828, after a forty years ministry. He lived to see five ministers suc- 
cessivel}'^ ordained over this society, three of whom died before him ; 
was at the time of his death the oldest clergyman in Massachusetts, 
and d. in Charlestown, 14 Nov. 1855, a. 93. Received the degree of 
D.D. in 1821, from Columbia College. His wife d. 9 Mar. 1855, a. 
88. 

The Rev. Thaddeus Fiske, in an account of himself d ancestry 
appended to a " Sermon delivered at West Cambridge, April 13, 1828," 
at the close of his ministry, and published at Boston, by Charles C. 
Little and James Brown, 18*43, states, "I was born on the 22d of 



GENEALOGICAL KEGISTER. 241 

June, 1762. At the age of seventeen, I began to prepare for College 
under the tuition of Rev. Mr. Samuel Woodward, who was an able in- 
structor and linguist, the minister of Weston, my native town. I was 
offered by him for examination, and was admitted a student of Harvard 
University in July, 1781, and graduated in 1785." 

After he had taken his degree, he taught a grammar school in Lex- 
ington, and boarded in the family of the Rev. Jonas Clark. He re- 
turned to the University in Cambridge, and studied divinity under Rev. 
Prof. Wigglesworth, and was licensed to preach 8 Aug. 1786, by the 
" Association of Ministers in and about Cambridge." He preached 
his first sermon in his native town, and after supplying several vacant 
parishes, was invited in March, 1787, to preach to the Second Congre- 
gational Church and Society in Cambridge, then called Menotomy, 
now West Cambridge." On 16 July, 1787, he received a call to settle 
as their minister. " I hesitated," he says, " for some time, whether to 
decline or accept their invitation. The parish was very small and 
poor, and considerably involved in debt, having been destitute of a 
settled minister about six years, and were in a broken state, very much 
reduced in numbers and property.' It was generally thought doubtful 
whether they would be able to support a minister, or pay the small 
salary they offered me. .... But it was feared by many, and so 
stated to me, that if I gave a negative answer, the church and society 
would not make any further effort to obtain a minister, and would be 
broken up and dissolved." 

He accepted their invitation, and was ordained 23 Apr. 1788. The 
proceedings in reference to his settlement are entered elsewhere in 
this work. Having cast his lot with the '' Second Church and Congre- 
gation in Cambridge," he immediately endeavored to allay the difficul- 
ties that obstructed their prosperity. He began by relinquishing a part 
of his salary. To supply the deficiency of his support, he boarded 
and instructed children and youth, and some he prepared for admission 
to college; he instructed many daughters of his parishioners, and other 
young ladies of the neighboring towns. 

Thouirh this employment occupied much of his time, yet he was en- 
abled to perform the usual duties of a minister, and to " study and 
write and preach" upwards of twelve hundred sermons during his 
ministry. He visited and taught his flock from house to house, gave 
religious instruction to youth, and continued the practice adopted by 
his predecessor, the Rev. Samuel Cooke, of meeting the children an- 
nually, and oftener, for the purpose of examining and assisting them 
in their knowledge of the Assembly's Catechism, which was univer- 
sally taught then by their parents and heads of families. Sabbath 
schools were designed at fii'st to aid this practice. He assisted in de- 
fraying the current expenses of the parish ; he contributed fifty dollars 

1 Col. Thomas Russell remembered that after the Revolution, when it took a 
generation to recuperate from the general poverty of the time, so scarce were 
pins, hooks and eyes, that long thorns were used in place of them. — J. B. 
Russell, 

22* 



244 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

d. 14 Feb. 1839, a. 5. Lydia Hamilton, at John Fowle's, d. 6 Mar. 
1843, a. 19. 

4. Martha, of Lexington, m. Moses R. Couch, of Frankfort, 26 
Nov. 1815. Margaret and Robert Mullet, of Charlestowu, m. 9 
Aug. 1825. 

FRANCIS, Nathaniel, d. 2 Sept. 1764, a. 72, or 71 (g. s.). Na- 
thaniel Francis, of Medford, and Ann Cutter, of Charlestown, were 
joined in marriage by Simon Tufts, Esquire, 3lMar. 1743 — Charles- 
town Records. She was the widow of Samuel Cutter — see Cutter 
(par. 5). Wid. Ann, of Mason, was buried here 1 Jan. 1778, a. 76 
— d. 31 Dec. 1777, a. 74 (g. s.). Anna, Rebecca and Hannah Cutter, 
daughters of Mrs. Francis, were severally adm. to the eh. here, in 
1748, 1749 and 1753; and Samuel Cutter — son Francis— o. c. 1758. 
Nathaniel Francis o. c at Camb. 1 Mar. 1724. lie was a Pet. com- 
mitteeman 1744, '45, '48, '49, and was Pet. assessor the same period. 
See Paige, 550; Wyman, 374, and Brooks's Medford, b\'2-V?>. By w. 
Sarah Whitmore (m. 1723), he had children (4 sons) in Medford. 

2. Nathaniel, s. of Nathaniel (1), m. Phebe Frost, 11 Apr. 1751 ; 
he being styled Jr., of this Pet., and she of Camb. ; marriage fee ^ 
Dol. Nathaniel, Jr., and w. Phebe, o.c. here 22 Mar. 1752. Had 
Sarah, h. 10 July, 1751, bap. 22 Mar. 1752. He prob. rem. soon 
to Medford, and had children recorded there — See Wi/maii, 374; 
Brooks's ffist. 513. Nathaniel Francis, of Medford, was a corporal 
in Capt. Thomas Adams's Company, from this Pet. and other towns, 
in 1758. John and Richard Francis, likewise of Medford, were pri- 
vate soldiers of the same company in 1758. 

3. Benjamin, s. of Nathaniel (1), m. (being then of Charlestown 
this Pet.) Lydia Convers of Medford, 7 Apr. 1757. Had here a son, 
b. 27 July, 1757, d. soon; James, b. 26 Apr., bap. 2 May, 1762; Wil- 
Ham, h. 21 July, bap. 12 Aug. 1764; Converse, bap. 27 July, 1766.' 
See Paige, 55 f; Wyman, 374, and Brooks's Medford, 388-389, 513- 
14. 

4. Lucy, of Medford, m. Edward Wilson of Camb., 23 Nov. 1758. 
Prob. sister of the following. Thomas, of Charlestown, m. Susanna 
Hill of Camb., 11 July, 1771. He was major, and brother to Col. 
Ebenezer Francis, the distinguished Revolutionary officer. See Paige, 
551; Wyman, 374. Richard was rated here, 1781. Son perhaps of 
Nathaniel (1) — see Wyman, 374. 

FRENCH, Jonathan, drowned 8 Sept. 1820, a. 32. 

FROST, Ephraim, adm. to Pet. eh. at organization, 9 Sept. 1739; 
styled Capt.; d. 26 July, 1769, a. 87 (g. s.) ; his w. Sakah, adm. Pet. 
ch. at organization, 9 Sept. 1739, d. " wife of Capt. Ephraim," (20) 

1 Converse Francis was father of Converse, D.D., b. 9 Nov. 1795, Menotomy, 
H. U. 181-5, minister at Watertown and professor Harv. Univ., d. 7 Apr. 1863 ; 
also of Mrs. Lydia Maria Child, b. Medford 11 Feb. 1802, the celebrated author. 
— See IVi/maii, 374 ; Drake's Bioff. Diet, 



GENEALOGICAL EEGLSTER. 245 

21 Feb. 1753, a. G6 (g. s.). He in. Sarah Cooper, 9 Sept. 1714, and 
was s. of Ephraim. and gr.-s. of Elder Edmund Frost, of Camb. He 
was adm. Camb. eh. 21 Dec. 1718, and his w. Sarah, 20 Oct. 1728. 
Ephraim, Samuel and Martha, his children, were adm. Camb. ch. 3 
Dec. 1738. He was a selectman of Camb. 1725, '27, '30, '35, and 
one of the Precinct committee five years between 1733 and 1749, and 
also a Precinct assessor. Had Ephraim; Samuel; Sarah, m. Moses 
Harrington ; Anna, m. Thomas Adams ; Martha, adm. Pet. ch. at or- 
ganization, 9 Sept. 1739, m. Joseph Adams, Jr., 10 Jan. 1740; Lydia, 
d. 19 Jan. 1736, a. 7 yrs. 5 mos. (<;. s.); and others. See Wi/man, 
379. 

2. Thomas, a brother of Ephraim (l),adm. to Pet. ch. at organ- 
ization, 9 Sept. 1739, d. of "old age," 3 May, 1765, a. 77; his w. 
IMaky, adm. Pet. ch. ditto, 9 Sept. 1739, d. the " Widow Mary," 10 
Mar. 1774, a. 77. Thomas Frost was adm. Camb. ch. 16 Mar. 1718, 
and Mary Frost was adm. to same ch. at (or about) the same time. 
She was INIary Butterfield, m. 25 Oct. 1716 — see Paige. His son 
Joseph, resided in Menotomy ; his dau. Euth, was adm. Pet. ch. 27 
Dec. 1741; /VieJe. m. Nathaniel Francis, Jr., 11 Apr. 1751; Mary, 
m. John Locke, 2 Jan. 1752; Jonathan, d. 6 June, 1736, a. 3 yrs. 3 
mos. (g. s.) ; Sarah, d. unm. 17 May, 1825, a. 89; Lydia, h. 29, bap. 
31 Aug. 1740 — dau. of Thomas, deceased, was adm. Pet. ch. 2 Feb. 
1777. 

3. EpriRAur, s. of Ephraim (1), styled Jr., adm. to Pet. ch. at 
organization, 9 Sept. 1739, d. 5 Mar. 1799, a. 84 (g. s.) ; his w. Mary, 
adm. Pet. ch. ditto, 9 Sept. 1739, d. "wife of Capt. Ephraim," 20 
Oct. 1805, a. 89, or 88 (g. s.). She was Mary Cutter, dau. of Dea. John 
—see Cutter (par. 3). Had Aniia, b. 22, bap. 26 Oct. 1740, d. 20 
Nov. 1740, a. 1 mo. ; Ephraim, b. 29 Sept. bap., 3 Oct. 1742 ; Jonathan, 
b. 19 (?), bap. 16 Dec. 1744; Stephen, b. 18, bap. 21 June, 1747; 
Ruhamah, b. 4, bap. 12 Nov. 1749, m. John Russell, 31 Aug. 1769; 
Mary, b. 3, bap. 8 Mar. 1752, adm. Pet. ch. 24 Feb. 1771, m. Jona- 
than Locke, 3 Jan. 1775; Anna, b. 3, bap. 6 Oct. 1754, adm. Pet. ch. 
2 Feb. 1777, m. Roger AVesson, of Mason, N. H., 22 Dec. 1799; 
Lrjdia, b. 21, bap. 24 Oct. 1756, d. 26 Oct. 1766, a. 10 (g. s.); John, 
b. 9, bap. 14 Sept. 1760; Amos, b. 17, bap. 22 Aug. 1762. Ephraim 
the father was captain of Menotomy train-band, in 1766, and also in 
1771. He was selectman of Cambridge in 1758, 1760, '61, 1763-68, 
1772-77; and assessor 1760, '61, 1763-68, 1772, 1775-77. He Avas 
member of an important Revolutionary committee of Cambridge in 
1772 — see Paige, 143. He was a Pet. committeeman 1756, '57, '59, 
1760, and Pet. assessor the same period. Capt. Ephraim Frost was 
member of the Convention of Middlesex County, Concord, Aug. 30- 
31, 1774. — Journals of each Prov. Congress of Mass., p. 609. 

4. Samuel, s. of Ephraim (1), adm. to Pet. ch. at organization, 9 
Sept. 1739, d. (30 Sept.) 1 Oct. 1798, a. 82 (g. s.). He was a Pet. 
committeeman and assessor, 1768, '69. His w. Abigail d. (7) 10 
Mar. 1796, a. 74 (g. s.). He m. Abigail Cutter, 19 Feb. 1741, dau. 
of Dea. John — see Cutter (par. 3). Had Samuel, b. 7, bap. 13 Dec. 



242 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

toward furnishing a new house of worship, built in 1805; he remitted 
annually, during his ministry, the parish taxes of many individuals who 
were either unable or unwilling to pay their annual assessments ; he 
gave fifty dollars in aid and support of a singing school for the service 
of the house of worship, and ten dollars toward purchasing an octavo- 
viol for the use of the singers; had a set of curtains put in the fore- 
seat of the front gallery for the singers' convenience, and the pulpit 
painted, at his expense. He commenced, in 1806, the establishment of 
a social library, and took the entire care of it in his house, and deliv- 
ered books to the proprietors for more than twenty years without com- 
pensation. This and much more he did; and hence, in a few years, 
" the appearance of the town, and the morals and habits of the peo- 
ple," were changed for the better, and •' its favorable aspect induced 
many individuals and families of other towns to come and settle in the 
place, and aid and share in its growing prosperity." He received from 
his people at the same time "' many tokens of their respect and benev- 
olence," and enjoyed his full share of " their regards and affections." 

In 1788, the Rev. Mr. Fiske became a member of the Board of 
Overseers of Harvard University; in 1821 he was honored with the 
degree of Doctor in Divinity by Columbia College, New York. He 
voluntarily resigned his pastoral office and charge, 23 Apr. 1828, leav- 
ing a church of about one hundred members and a congregation of 
about five hundred souls for his successor. 

Such is the substance of the narrative of this aged minister, append- 
ed to the discourse delivered at the close of his ministry. The text 
of this farewell discourse was Acts xx. 18-21. Subject: The Life 
and Character of St. Paul a Model for Christian Ministers. During 
his ministry he baptized 749; number of funerals he attended, 666; 
admissions to the church, (including those owning their covenant), 288; 
joined in marriage, 386 couples. His ancestry are mentioned in the 
above published discourse, and in Bond's Hist, of Waterto^vn ; see also 
Paige's Hist. Cambridge, and Harvard Necrology, by Palmer. 

A marble monument marks the spot of his burial in Arlington old 
burying-ground, amid the members of his flock. 

FLETCHER, William and w. Betsey, o. c. 26 Aug. 1810, was 
himself bap. 26 Aug. 1810,^ and had Eliza, aet. 6, Adrian (dau.), a3t. 
4, Hannah Barnard, ast. 2, Grace, set. \, all bap. 26 Aug. 1810; Wil- 
liam Henrrj, bap. 10 May, 1812. 

2. Walter, had Joseph Varnum, d. 30 Aug. 1837, a. 2 yrs., and 
George Walter, d. 14 Oct. 1837, a. 6 mos. 

3. Jonathan V., of Medford, m. Mercy Ann Hill of W. Camb., 
3 Nov. 1836. 

FORD, Stephen, of Charlestown, d. at Joseph Adams's, 23 Mar. 
1756, a. 79. See Wyman, 352. 

* A gravestone in the new, or Mount Pleasant Cemetery, to William Fletcher, 
■who d. Feb. 26, 1853, aged 83 years, states, " He was the tirst man that ever 
carried Ice into Boston Market for Merchandise." 



GENEALOGICAL KEGISTER. 243 

FOREMAN, Ann, and George G. Jones, m. 14 Apr. 1813. 

FOSTER, James, of Boston, ni. Sarah Cutter, 26 Jan. 1773— fee 
$2. — Cutter (par. 16). James — late of Boston — had Sarah, b. 8, 
bap. 11 Feb. 1776; Isaac Abbot — s. of James, of Little Cambridge^ — 
bap. here 10 Sept. 1780. James d. 2i Nov. 1808, a. 68. See Cutter 
Book, 251, 396. 

2. Noah, perhaps had Abner, d. 3 May, 1802, a. 2 ; had Enoch, 
bap. 24 Jan. 1802, d. 22 Aug. 1805, a. 3; Abner, bap. 16Seijt. 1804. 

3. James, perhaps s. of James (1), had child d. 28 Aug. 1802, a. 
3. Isaac, had child, d. 10 Sept. 1811, a. 1. Benjamin, of Fal- 
mouth [now Portland, Me.], m. Rebecca Cutter, of Charlestown, 5 
Apr. 1807 — see Cutter Book, 146, 388, 396. He was s. of James (1), 
and b. in Cambridge 12 Mar. 1779, rem. to Westbrook, Me., wliere he 
d. 1857, a. 78. See Cutter (par. 11). 

4. Rev. Jacob, of Berwick, m. Hephzibah Prentice, 13 Oct. 1756 — 
marriage fee nothing ; customary fee a dollar. She was dau. of Dea. 
Henry Prentice of Camb. Hegra^l- il- U. 1754, and d. 1798. He 
was ord. in Berwick, 1756, dism. at his own request 1777, and became 
a chaplain in the army; in 1781 he was installed at Packersfield, 
Cheshire Co., N. H., and dism. about ten years after. — Greenleaf, 
Eccles. Hist. Maine. For son. see Wyman's Charlestown. 353-4. Su- 
KET, m. William Adams, 17 Sept. 1818. Hannah, m. Abbot Allen, 
1 May, 1825. Martha, m. Luke Vila, 3 July, 1825. Maria, m. 
Augustus Babcock, 20 Nov. 1825. Herjian, of Boston, m. Harriet 
M. A. Whittemore, 8 Nov. 1826. He was b. Andover, 31 Oct. 1800, 
and was a distinguished citizen of Manchester, N. H. where he d. 17 
Feb. 1875. — See extended notice of him in N. E. Hist. Gen. Reg. for 
July, 1875, pp. 322-23. George, had s. George, d. 9 Mar. 1837, a. 
31. 

FOWLE, John, adm. to the ch. here 5 June, 1748, had 3Iary, b. 
18 Nov., bap. 2 Dec. 1750; James, b. 29 Mar., bq^i. 8 Apr. 1753; Su- 
sanna, b. Feb. 1756, bap. 25 Apr. 1756: John, bap. privately 23 Apr. 
1759; Naomi, b. 24 Feb., bap. 14 Mar. 1762; Samuel, b. 26, bap. 30 
June, 1765; Nathaniel, h. 17, bap. 24 July, 1768. John the father 
d. 6 Sept. 1798, a. 67. John belonged to the Baptist Society in 
Cambridge N. W. Prect. 21 July, 1787. John Fowle was a private 
soldier in the French War. See Wginan, 371, No. 24; also 23* and 
25. 

2. James, s. of John (1), had child d. 6 Sept. 1782, a. 11 mos., 
and James, the father of said child, d. 27 Sept. 1782, a. 29. James 
Fowle, of Camb., m. Ruth Iladley, 30 Nov. 1780. — Lexington Rec- 
ords. He was a corporal in the Revolution — see Paige, 410, 428; and 
John Fowle, Jr., and Samuel Fowle, prob. his brothers, were also in 
the Revolutionary service. 

3. John, Jr., m. Abigail B. Hill, 14 Oct. 1821. John had George 



The Third Parish, or Little Cambridge, now Brighton. 



244 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

d. 14 Feb. 1830, a. 5. Lvdia Hamilton, at John Fowle's, d. 6 Mar. 
1843, a. 19. 

4. Martha., of Lexington, m. Moses R. Couch, of Frankfort, 26 
Nov. 1815. Margaret and Robert Mullet, of Charlestown, m. 9 
Aug. 1825. 

FRANCIS, Nathanikl, d. 2 Sept. 17G4, a. 72, or 71 (g. s.). Na- 
thaniel Francis, of Medfoid, and Ann Cutter, of Charlestown, were 
joined in marriage by Simon Tufts, Esquire, 3rMar. 1743 — C/iarles- 
towii Records. She was the widow of Samuel Cutter — see Cutter 
(par. 5). Wid. Ann, of Mason, was buried here 1 Jan. 1778, a. 76 
— d. 31 Dec. 1777, a. 74 (g. s.). Anna, Rebecca and Hannah Cutter, 
daughters of Mrs. Francis, were severally adm. to the ch. here, in 
1748, 1749 and 1753; and Samuel Cutter — son Francis— o. c. 1758. 
Nathaniel Francis o. c. at Camb. 1 Mar. 1724. He was a Pet. com- 
mitteeman 1744, '45, '48, '49, and was Pet. assessor the same period. 
See Pair/e, 550; Wijnian, 374, and Brooks's Medford,b\^2-V^. By w. 
Sarah AVhitmore (m. 1723), he had children (4 sons) in Medford. 

2. Nathaniel, s. of Nathaniel ( 1 ), m. Phebe Frost, 1 1 Apr. 1751 ; 
he being styled .Jr., of this Pet., and she of Camb. ; marriage fee \ 
Dol. Nathaniel, Jr., and w. Phebe, o. c. here 22 Mar. 1752. Had 
Sarah,h. 10 July, 1751, bap. 22 Mar. 1752. He prob. rem. soon 
to Medford, and had children recorded there — See Wipnan, 374; 
Brooks's Hist. 513. Nathaniel Francis, of Medford, was a corporal 
in Capt. Thomas Adams's Company, from this Pet. and other towns, 
in 1758. John and Richard Francis, likewise of Medford, were pri- 
vate soldiers of the same company in 1758. 

3. Benjamin, s. of Nathaniel (1), m. (being then of Charlestown 
this Pet.) Lydia Convers of Medford, 7 Apr. 1757. Mad here a son, 
b. 27 July, 1757, d. soon; James, b. 26 Apr., bap. 2 May, 1762; Wil- 
liam, b. 21 July, bap. 12 Aug. 1764; Converse, bap. 27 July, 1766.' 
See Paige, 551; Wyman, 374, and Brooks's Medford, 388-389, 513- 
14. " 

4. Lucy, of Medford, m. lulward Wilson of Camb., 23 Nov. 1758. 
Prob. sister of the following. Thomas, of Charlestown, m. Susanna 
Hill of Camb., 11 July, 1771. He was major, and brother to Col. 
Ebenezer Francis, the distinguished Revolutionary officer. See Paige, 
551; Wyman, "61 4,. Richard was rated here, 1781. Son perhaps of 
Nathaniel (1) — see Wyman, 374. 

FRENCH, Jonathan, drowned 8 Sept. 1820, a. 32. 

FROST, Ephraim, adm. to Pet. ch. at organization, 9 Sept. 1739; 
styled Capt.; d. 26 July, 1769, a. 87 (g. s.) ; his w. Sarah, adm. Pet. 
ch. at organization, 9 Sept. 1739, d. " wife of Capt. Ephraim," (20) 

* Converse Francis Avas father of Conoerse. D.D., b. 9 Nov. 1795, Menotomy, 
H. U. 181.5, minister at Watortovvn and professor Harv. Univ., d. 7 Apr. 1863 ; 
also of Mrs. I.ydia Maria Child, b. :Medford U Feb. 1802, the celebrated author. 
— See Wyman, 374 ; Drake's Biog. Diet. 



GENEALOGICAL REGLSTER. 245 

21 Feb. 1753, a. G6 (g. s.)- Hem. Sarah Cooper, 9 Sept. 1714, and 
was s. of Ephraini, and gr.-s. of Elder Edmund Frost, of Camb. He 
was adm. Camb. ch. 21 Dec. 1718, and his w. Sarah, 20 Oct. 1728. 
Ephraim, Samuel and Martha, his children, were adm. Camb. ch. 3 
Dec. 1738. He was a selectman of Camb. 1725, '27, '30, '35, and 
one of the Precinct committee five years between 1733 and 1749. and 
also a Precinct assessor. Had Ephraim; Samuel; Sarah, m. Moses 
Harrington; Anna, m. Thomas Adams; Martha, adm. Pet. ch. at or- 
ganization, 9 Sept. 1739, m. Joseph Adams, Jr., 10 Jan. 1740; Lijdia, 
d. 19 Jan. 1736, a. 7 yrs. 5 mos. (g. s.); and others. See Wyman, 
379. 

2. Thomas, a brother of Ephraim (l),adm. to Pet. ch. at organ- 
ization, 9 Sept. 1739, d. of "old age," 3 May, 1765, a. 77; his w. 
Mary, adm. Pet. ch. ditto, 9 Sept. 1739, d. the '• Widow Mary," 10 
Mar. 1774, a. 77. Thomas Frost was adm. Camb. ch. 16 Mar. 1718, 
and Mary Frost was adm. to same ch. at (or about) the same time. 
She was Mary Butterfield, m. 25 Oct. 1716 — see Paige. His son 
Joseph, resided in Menotomy ; his dau. Buth, was adm. Pet. ch. 27 
Dec. 1741; /*Ae6e. m. Nathaniel Francis, Jr., 11 Apr. 1751; Mary, 
m. John Locke, 2 Jan. 1752; Jonathan, d. 6 June, 1736, a. 3 yrs. 3 
mos. (g. s.) ; Sarah, d. unm. 17 May, 1825, a. 89; Lydia, b. 29, bap. 
31 Aug. 1740 — dau. of Thomas, deceased, was adm. Pet. ch. 2 Feb. 
1777. 

3. Ephraim, s. of Ephraim (1), styled Jr., adm. to Pet. ch. at 
organization, 9 Sept. 1739, d. 5 Mar. 1799, a. 84 (g. s.) ; his w. Mary, 
adm. Pet. ch. ditto, 9 Sept. 1739, d. "wife of Capt. Ephraim," 20 
Oct. 1805, a. 89, or 88 (g. s.). She was Mary Cutter, dau. of Dea. John 
— see Cl-tteu (par. 3). Had Anna, b. 22, bap. 26 Oct. 1740, d. 20 
Nov. 1740, a. 1 mo. ; Ephraim, b. 29 Sept. bap., 3 Oct. 1742 ; Jonathan, 
b. 19 (>), bap. 16 Dec. 1744; Stephen, b. 18, bap. 21 June, 1747; 
Ruhamah, b. 4, bap. 12 Nov. 1749, m. John Russell, 31 Aug. 1769; 
Mary, b. 3, bap. 8 Mar. 1752, adm. Pet. ch. 24 Feb. 1771, m. Jona- 
than Locke, 3 Jan. 1775; Anna, b. 3, bap. 6 Oct. 1754, adm. Pet. ch. 
2 Feb. 1777, m. Roger Wesson, of Mason, N. H., 22 Dec. 1799; 
Lydia, b. 21, bap. 24 Oct. 1756, d. 26 Oct. 1766, a. 10 (g. s.); John, 
b. 9, bap. 14 Sept. 1760; Amos, b. 17, bap. 22 Aug. 1762. Ephraim 
the father was captain of Menotomy train-band, in 1766, and also in 
1771. He was selectman of Cambridge in 1758, 1760, '61, 1763-68, 
1772-77; and assessor 1760, '61, 1763-68, 1772, 1775-77. He was 
member of an important Revolutionary committee of Cambridge in 
1772 — see Paige, 143. He was a Pet. committeeman 1756, '57, '59, 
1760, and Pet. assessor the same period. Capt. Ephraim Frost was 
member of the Convention of Middlesex County, Concord, Aug. 30- 
31, 1774. — Journals of each Prov. Congress of Mass., p. 609. 

4. Samuel, s. of Ephraim (1), adm. to Pet. ch. at organization, 9 
Sept. 1739, d. (30 Sept.) 1 Oct. 1798, a. 82 (g. s.). He was a Pet. 
committeeman and assessor, 1768, '69. His w. Abigail d. (7) 10 
Mar. 1796, a. 74 (g. s.). He m. Abigail Cutter, 19 Feb. 1741, dau. 
of Dea. John — see Cutter (par. 3). Had Samuel, b. 7, bap. 13 Dec. 



246 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

1741, d. soon; Samuel b. 2, bap. 7 Aug. 1743; Abigail, b. 24, bap. 27 
Jan. 174.5, adm. Pet. ch. 30 Mar. 1766, m. Hezekiah Wyman, of Wes- 
ton, 31 May. 1770; Rebecca, b. 28 Dec. 1746, bap. 4 Jan. 1747, adm. 
Pet. ch. 17 July, 1768, m. Solomon Prentice, 13 Apr. 1775; John, b. 
29 June, bap. 3 July, 1748, d. 9 Aug. 1749, a. 16 mos. ; Martha, b. 
12, bap. 20 May, 1750, m. Isaac Tufts, of Medford, 16 Apr. 1769, 
was adm. Pet. ch. same time with sister Rebecca, 17 July, 1768; 
Saroh, b. 10, bap. 14 June, 1752, adm. Pet. ch. 29 Sept. 1771, m. John 
Plutchinson, of Charlestown, 28 May, 1772; John, b. 23 June, bap. 
14 July, 1754; Hannah, bap. 21 May, 1758, adm. Pet. ch. 2 Feb. 1777, 
m. Josiah Wilson, 13 Apr. 1780; Seth, b. 20, bap. 23 Mar. 1760; 
William, bap. 3 Jan. 1762; Cooper, b. 20 Mar., bap. 1 Apr. 1764; 
Lydia Harrington, b. and bap. 16 Nov. 1766, m. Simeon Crosby, 7 
May, 1787. Samuel the father was made prisoner by the British on 
the day of the battle, 19 Apr. 1775, and with his townsman, Seth 
Russell, was reported missing, "supposed to be on board one of the 
men of war " — see E. Russell's Salem Gazette, or Neiobury and Mar- 
hlehead Advertiser, for 5 May, 1775 — and was confined on the "Ad- 
miral," and discharged in exchange 6 June, 1775 — Mass. Hist. Coll., i. 
(4th s.), 262. 

5. Joseph, s. of Thomas (2), d. 21 Sept. 1798, a. 81 ; his w. Sa- 
rah d. 28 Oct. 1801, a. 71. She was adm. to Pet. ch. 11 Apr. 1756. 
Joseph Frost and Sarah Cook were m. 8 Feb. 1753 — fee \ Dol. 
Had James, b. 9 June, bap. 18 Nov. 1753; Joseph, b. 14, bap. 16 Jan. 
1757; Sarah, b. 8, bap. 10 Aug. 1760, d. "Miss Sarah," 22 Sept. 
1837, a. 77; Elizabeth, b. 12, bap. 23 Dec. 1764, "Betsy" m. Benja- 
min Hurd of Charlestown, 29 Mar. 1791 ; Mary, b. 11, bap. 29 Nov. 
1767; Jonathan, b. 27 Jan., bap. 5 Feb. 1775. A child of Jonathan 
Dickson's (at Joseph Frost's), b. 26 Dec. 1772. 

6. Ephraim, s. of Ephraim (3), styled 3d, m. Lydia Perry, Jr., 6 
June, 1765. Both were adm. Pet. ch. 8 Dec. 1765. She d. of small- 
pox 19 Oct. 1792, a. 51, or 50 (g. s.). He was chosen Deacon of the 
Pet. ch. 19 Apr. 1792, and d. 4 Apr. 1833, a. 90, or 91 (g. s.). Had 
Ephraim, b. 7, bap. 13 Apr. 1766; Lydia, b. 30, bap. 31 Jan. 1768, 
m. Jonas Cutter, 19 Oct. 1786— Cutter (par. 23) ; James, b. 31 Jan., 
bap. 4 Feb. 1770; Jonathan, b. 2, bap. 8 Mar. 1772, d. 17 Aug. 1773, 
a. 17 mos.; Mary, h. 26, bap. privately 30 Apr. 1775, m. Spencer 
Buckman of Medford, 9 Nov. 1794; Untky, h. 26, bap. 27 Apr. 1777, 
m. Jonathan F. Russell, 9 Apr. 1809; Isaac, b. 7, bap. 13 Aug. 1780. 
Ephraim the father was selectman of Camb. 1783-1788; Pet. com- 
mitteeman, 1776-85; Pet. assessor, 1776-85, 1794. A second w. 
Martha (Boylston, m. 1794), d. 10 Nov. 1824, a. 68 (g. s.). See 
Wyman's Charlestown, 106, 379. 

7. Jonathan, s. of Ephraim (3), grad. H. U. 1767; and "A.B." 
was adm. Pet. eh. 6 Dec. 1767, and "A. M." d.— " ^/^ .' "— 25 Apr. 
1771, a. 27 (g. s.). On his gravestone are some lines from the ^neid, 
lib. vi. 868-70. 

Ingentem luctum ne qucere tuorum ; ostendunt terris 
Hunc tantumfata neque ultra, esse sinunt. 
Jesus lacrimatus est. 



GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 247 

[Translation.] 
Do not inquire into the great grief of 3-om- friends, 
The fates only show him on the earth ; 
And ijermit him not to exist longer. 
Jesus wept. 

8. Stephen, s. of Ephraim (3), m. Susanna Brown, 20 Dec. 1772, 
He o. c. Pet. ch. 5 Dec. 1773. Had Susanna, b. 18 Nov., bap. 5 Dec. 
1773, died young; Stephen, h. 14 Sept., bap. 8 Oct. 1775; Jonathan, 
b. 6, bap. 14 Dec. 1777; Susan7ia,h. 26, bap. 29 Aug. 1779, adm. 
Pet. ch. 31 May, 1801, m. Josiah Locke, Jr.. 30 Jan. 1803; Abigail, 
bap. 14 Oct. 1781, m. Putnam Spaulding of Medford, 26 Jiuie, 1808; 
Frances, d. — " Miss Frances, dau. of Capt. Stephen and Susanna " — 
(10) 16 Feb. 1816, a. 25, or 28 (g. s.) ; Daniel, bap. 7 Nov. 1790; 
Mary, bap. 26 Aug. 1792. A dau. Lucy Brown, m. Jonathan Frost, 
2d, 13 May, 1816 — see par. 24. Stephen the father was ensign of 
Capt. Benjamin Locke's company of Menotomy minute-men, 1775, 
and lieutenant in the Revolutionary Army, 1777; in 1779 was cap- 
tain, a title he bore the rest of his life. Mrs. Susanna, his w., d. 
15 Oct. 1800, a. 50 (g. s.). Capt. Stephen F'rost was a Pet. assessor, 
1796, '97. He d. (31 Oct.) 1 Nov. 1810, a. 64 (g. s. 63). 

9. John, s. of P^phraim (3), m. Susanna Hill, Jr., 21 Nov. 1780; 
styled "Jr.," and sometimes called ''Money John" — marriage fee $25. 
He and w. Susanna o. c. Pet. ch. 4 Feb. 1781. Had Susanna, bap. 
4 Mar. 1781, m. Amos Warren, Jr., of Charlestown, 19 Dec. 1802; 
Amia, b. 25 Jan., bap. 2 Feb. 1783, m. Lathrop Perkins, 16 Apr. 
1809; John (see jiar. 23); Jonathan, bap. 1 Mar. 1789; ^sa, bap. 7 
Nov. 1790; /saac, bap. 16 Dec. 1792; Mary, bap. 21 Dec. 1794; in- 
fant, d. 6 June, 1801, a. 4 mos. ; also Eliza and Laviiiia,})^^. 20 Mar. 
1803; John, bap. 14 Feb. 1808. John the father d. 15 May, 1812, 
a. 52 (g. s.); his w. Susanna d. (29) 30 Sept. 1804, a. 44 (g. s.). 

10. Amos, s. of Ephraim (3), and w. Lydia, adm. Pet. ch. 1 
June, 1788; had Amos, bap. 1 June, 1788, d. (unm.) 18 June, 1812, a. 
25; Joel, bap. 1 Mar. 1789; Thaddeus, bap. 11 Dec. 1791, d. 4 Oct. 
1792, a. 10 mos.; Lydia, bap. 24 Nov. 1793; Thaddeus, bap. 7 Feb. 
1796; William, bap. 3 Dec. 1797; Ahljah, bap. 13 Oct. 1799; Susan, 
bap. 6 Sept. 1801, m. Thomas Teel, of Charlestown, 24 Mar. 1822; 
Mary Locke, bap. 28 Aug. 1803, m. Joseph Teel, of Charlestown, 23 
Mar. 1823; Emily, bap. 12 Oct. 1806. The w^ of Amos the father 
was Lydia Bemis— see Bond's Wat., 24. He d. 25 Feb. 1850, a. 88; 
she d. 19 Feb. 1855, a. 87. 

11. S.VMUEL, s. of Samuel (4), adm. Pet. ch. 30 Mar. 1766, d. 24 
Apr. 1790, a. 47. 

12. John, s. of Samuel (4), and , wife of John, were 

adm. Pet. ch. 23 May, 1779. She was Betty Bemis of Waltham, m. 
6 Jidy, 1775 (Bond's Wat., 22-3). Mrs. Bktti-, w. of John, d. 18 
(19) Mar. 1802, a. 51 (g. s.). He m. Mrs. Elizabeth Robbins, 9 Nov. 
1802, who d. 1 May, 1813, a. 49. He m. Sally Winship, of Lexing- 
ton, 1 Aug. 1813, and a son John m. two sisters of the father's third 
wife (see par. 31). Sally was adm. Pet. eh. 29 Aug. 1813, and 



248 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

Sally, the same, adult, jet. 40, was baptized 29 Aug. 1813. John 
(the blarksmith), d. 1 Nov. 1818, a. 64 (g. s.). Had dau. JBetfy (b. 16 
Feb. 1776) m. Benjamin Harrington, of Charlestown, 1 Oct. 1792; 
Abigail, b. 12, bap. 19 July, 1778, d. 20 Nov. 1782, a. 4; Eunice, 
b. 11, bap. 17 Sept. 1780, Eunice Frost of Camb. m. William Fessen- 
den 26 Apr. 1802 — Lexington Records; Lucy, b. 31 May, bap. 2 June, 
1782, m. Stephen Tufts, 9 Dec. 1798; Abigail {h. 29 Mar. 1784), m. 
John Niles, 27 Mar. 1803; John (b. 1785— see par. 32); Reuben 
(b. 1787 — see par. 32); Mary, bap. 15 Mar. 1789, m. Zadok Leach, 
Apr. 1810; Sarah, bap. 10 Oct. 1790, d. 13 Feb. 1791, a. 4 mos. ; 
Sarah, bap. 5 Feb. 1792, m. Stephen P. Day, 9 July, 1809; Maria, 
bap. 14 Dec. 1793, m. Enos Prentiss, 25 June, 1809; William Whit- 
temore, bap. 20 Nov. 1803. [Mrs. Sally Frost d. 20 Dec. 1847, a. 66.] 

13. Seth, s. of Samuel (4), m. Sarah Hill 20 (30?) Nov. 1781. 
Seth and w. Sarah were adm. Pet. ch. 25 Aug. 1782. He was a 
Pet. committeeman 1794-96; Pet. assessor, 1797, '98. Had Sarah, 
b. 11, bap. 15 Sept. 1782, m. James Winn, 2 Sept. 1804; Abigail Cut- 
ter, bap. 2 Nov. 1788, m. Alfred Brown of Coventry, Vt., 2 Oct. 

1828, W. C; Patty, bap. 14 Apr. 1793, m. Horn; Samuel, 

bap. 14 Apr. 1793; Rebecca Wellington, bap. 5 June, 1795, m. John 
J. Craft. li3 .June, 1816. Seth had also Benjamin, who d. 21 (22) 
Aug. 1838, a. 52 (g. s.), and Seth. Seth the father d. 23 Jan. 1814, 
a. 54. Mrs. Sarah, his w., d. 27 .Jan. 1848, a. 87. Seth the son 
had infant child, d. 5 June, 1824; and wife, who d. 9 Apr. 1841, a. 45. 

14. William, s. of Samuel (4), d. 28 Sept. 1791, a. 30. 

15. Cooper, s. of Samuel (4), d. 30 Sept. 1813, a. (45). His w. 
was Abigail Bemis, m. at Weston, 11 Sept. 1787, and who was dism. 
from Waltham to the vSecond Church in Camb. 22 June, 1788 — see 
Bond's Wat., 22. Abigail — from the ch. in Waltham — was adm. here, 
3 May, 1789. A dau. of Cooper, d. 10 Sept. 1788, a. 4 hours; a 
child, d. 25 Nov. 1801, a. 2; a child, d. 27 Oct. 1802, a. 10. A dau. 
Mai-y Ann, adult, o. c. and hap. 23 Dec. 1812, m. Samuel Wilson, 4 
Apr. 1813. The wife of Cooper Frost d. 24 Mar. 1797. — Oamb. 
Rec. 

16. James, s. of Joseph (5), m. Susanna Dutton, 3 Dec. 1776. 

Had dau. , b. 9 Sept. 1777. He d. 7 Aug. 1818, a. (^b (g. s.) ; 

his w. Susanna, d. 30 Nov. 1820, a. 69 (g. s.). Susanna, prob. 
their dau., m. Nathan Blodget, Jr., of Lexington, 25 Aug. 1805. 
Anna, a dau., m. Ebenezer Cutter, of Charlestown, 3 Feb. 1805 — 
see Cutter (par. 33). James, a son, prob. the James, of Dor- 
chester, who m. Mary Teel, of Charlestown, 2 Jan. 1814, and 
whose w. Mary was adm. Pet. ch. 29 Nov. 1818, and dism. " to Cam- 
bridge,"— Apr. 1834; d. 12 Sept. 1842, a. 53 (g. s.). See Wyman, 380. 

17. Ephraim, s. of Ephraim (6), styled 3d, and w. Elizabeth, 
were adm. Pet. ch, 4 May, 1794; he m. Elizabeth Lottridge, of Bos- 
ton, 14 July, 1793. Had Ephraim, bap. 3 Aug. 1794; Mary Ann 
Jones, bap. 7 Feb. 1796, d. 1 Oct. 1796, a. 8 mos.; Henry Hope Jones, 
bap. 21 Aug. 1797, d. 24 Aug. 1799; Henry, bap. 22 Mar. 1801; 
Isaac, bap. 2 Sept. 1804. Elizabeth the wife, d. 10 Nov. 1807, 



GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 249 

a. 37. Mariann, d. 27 Aug. 1807, a. 7, was prob. their daughter. 
(Ephraim, the father, d. 18 July, 1848, a. 82. Sarah, vv. of same, d. 
20 Dec. 1847, a. 86.). 

18. James, s. of Ephraim (G), m. Margaret Locke, Jr., 1 Feb. 
1795; he styled 3d. He o. c. Pet. ch. 2 Oct. 1803. Had Leonard, 
James, Margaret and Lydia, bap. 2 Oct. 1803. His w. Margaret d. 
10 Sept. 1803, a. 26 (g. s.). His dau. Margaret m. Samuel Crosby, 
of Watertovvn, 2 Dec. 1821. See Book of Laches, 163, &c. He m. 
Susanna Fillebrown, 3 Mar. 1805, and had Susanna, bap. 13 Jan. 
1806; Elmira, bap. 10 Apr. 1808; Hannah, £et. 2 yrs., bap. 10 Jan. 
1813. 

19. Isaac, s. of Ephraim (6), d. — s. of "Ephraim and Ltdia" 
—19 Feb. 1804, a. 23 or 24 (g. s.). 

20. Stephen, s. of Stephen (8), m. Sally Twaddle, 29 Mar. 1798. 
Stephen, Jr., and (Eleanor) his wife, o. c. 24 Nov. 1798; had 
Stephen, bap, 24 Nov. 1798. Stephen's child, d. 4 Apr. 1811, a. 1. 
Eleanor, prob. his dau., m. John Snow, 22 Nov. 1818. Stephen d. 
10 Nov. 1819, a. 44. Sarah, relict of Stephen, d. 11 July, 1835, 
a. 59. 

21. Jonathan, s. of Stephen (8), m. Mrs. Sybil Nourse, 24 Nov. 
1810. Rebecca, prob. a first wife, d. 21 Nov. 1809, a. 23. Charles 
Austin — s. of '• Jonathan and Sybil " — " killed by a wagon," 11 Sept. 
1837, a. 23 (g. s.). 

22. Daniel, s. of Stephen (8), m. Abigail Russell, 17 Feb. 1818. 
He d 24 Mar. 1822, a. 32. Abigail, wid. of Daniel, adm. Pet. ch. 
8 Dec. 1822; and Dtmiel Brown and Josiah Locke, sons of Daniel, 
deceased, were both bap. 8 Dec. 1822. Abigail d. 24 June, 1825, 
a. 30. 

23. John, s. of John (9), d. — styled Jr., and s. of "John and 
Susanna" — 7 Oct. 1802, a. 18 (g. s.). 

24. Jonathan, s. of John (9), styled 2d, m. Lucy B. Frost, 13 
May, 1816; she was adm. Pet. ch. 21 July, 1817. Lucy Brown, 
wife of Jonathan, d. 3 Aug. 1817, a. 32 (g. s.). See par. 8. (Jonathan 
Frost d. 1 Mav, 1873, a. 84; Evelina, w. of same, d. 31 May, 1857, 
a. 61.) 

25. Asa, s. of John (9), m. Abigail Hall, 17 Sept. 1820. Asa and 
w. Abigail were adm. Pet. ch. 22 Dec. 1822. Had Franklin, bap. 
29 Dec. 1822; ^wwt, bap. 4 Apr. 1824; Abigail Lemira, bap. 13 
May, 1827, d.— dau. of " late Asa "—13 Oct. 1 836, a. 10. His wid. 
m. Moody Hawks, 13 July, 1834, W. Camb. 

26. Isaac, s. of John (9), "of Newton," m. Cherry Swan, 16 Feb. 
1832, W. Camb. 

27. Joel, s. of Amos (10), and w. Caroline, o. c. here — Oct. 
1820; Caroline, adult, bap. do. 8 Oct. 1820, and Amos Bartlet, s. of 
Joel, bap. same date. 

28. Thaddeus, s. of Amos (10), m. Abigail Locke, 29 Nov. 1827. 

29. William, s. of Amos (10), d. 5 Nov. 1839, a. 42. He m.. 
Eliza Russell, of Charlestown, 3 Oct. 1819. "William and w. Eliza 
o. c. here 28 May, 1820; Eliza, adult, bap. do. 28 May, 1820. Had. 

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250 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

William, Ixap. 28 May, 1820, d. 26 Oct. 1820, a. 1; Eliza Ann, bap. 
24 Aug. 1821, d. 27 Aug. 1821, a. 1 mo.; Eliza, bap. 6 Apr. 1823, 
m. Thomas E. Thorpe, 28 Apr. 1842, W. C. ; Rebecca, bap. 28 Aug. 
1825; Caroline, bap. 25 Nov. 1827; William Henry, oit. 2 yrs., and 
Frances, bap. 22 Mar. 1832. 

30. Abijah, s. of Amos (10), m. Rebecca M. Locke, 4 .Jan. 1827. 
(See Booh of Loches, 286.) Joseph, s. of Abijah, d. 23 Jan. 1838, a. 
19 mos; Ann L., dau. of Abijah, d. 18 July, 1838, a. 11 mos. ; a dau. 
of Abijah, d. 5 Mar. 1839, a. 3 mos. 

31. John, s. of John (12), styled 3d, m. Lydia Winship, of Lex- 
ington, 8 May, 1808; Lydia, w. of John, d. 9 Apr. 1834, a. 42 (g.s.), 
and he m. her sister Mrs. Hannah Johnson, 23 June, 1836. He was 
b. 12 Oct. 1785 {Camb. R.). Sarah W., his dau., m. Charles W. 
Cummings, of Boston, 17 Oct. 1824. Malvina, dau. of John, d. 24 
Dec. 1835, a. 19. Had s. Thomas (par. 37). 

32. Reuben, s. of John (12), d. 8 May, 1829, a (51). He was b. 
4 Apr. 1787 (Camb. R.), and m. Eunice Hovey, 17 Apr. 1813. 

33. Samuel, s. of Seth (13), d. 25 July, 1822, a. 29 (g. s.). 

34. Ephraim, s. of Ephraim (17), styled 3d; m. Abigail Dickson, 
of Camb., 4 Nov. 1821, who d. 9 Sept. 1828, a. 29 (g. s.). He m. 
Caroline Cutter, 10 June, 1829, W. C. Capt. Ephraim. d. 7 Dec. 
1841, a. 47. Ann Elizabeth, dau. of Capt. Ephraim, d. 26 Julv, 
1839, a. 8 (g. s.). See Gutter Book, 133, and Cutter (par. 23). 

35. Henry, s. of Ephraim (17), m. Miranda Cutter, 18 Nov. 1830, 
W. C. A son of Henry, d. 8 Jan. 1840, a. 1 yr. See Cutter Book, 
133, &c., and Cutter (par. 23). 

36. Isaac, s. of Ephraim (17), had dau. d. 18 Aug. 1840, a. 20 
mos. 

37. Thomas, s. of John (31), the " Thomas F." who m. Sally Ann 
Putnam, 23 July, 1834, W. C; Thomas's son, d. 4 Mar. 1835, a. 11 
weeks; a son of Thomas, d. 9 Aug. 1837, a. 4 hours. 

38. Walter (s. of Gideon, s. of Edmund, s. of Ephraim, s. of 
Edmund, the first), m. Martha Tufts, 21 June, 1793 (Camb. R.), and 
had bro. William, m. here Mary Teel, 21 Feb. 1811, both resident 
in Cambridge. (See Paige, 555.) See Wyman, 379. 

39. Edmund (s. of Edmund, s. of Ephraim, s. of Edmund), had 
dau. Phebe d. here unm. 30 (31) Dec. 1811, a. 46 (g. s.) ; her brother 
Samuel m Dorcas Hill, 15 Oct. 1789. * Jonathan, prob. s. of 
Edmund (39), had son Jonathan, d. here 31 July, 1778, a. 7 mos. 
See Wyman, 379. 

40. Joshua P., and Mary Richardson of Charlestown, m. 1 Sept. 
1822. 

Joseph Frost was a member of Capt. Benj. Locke's Co. of Menotomy 
miuute-men, 1775. Ephraim, James, James, Jr., Neptune and Seth 

^ Samuel Frost — who married Dorcas Hill — belonged to the Gideon Frost 
family of Camb. He had a brother Gideon — Paige, o54. A correspondent 
states Samuel was b. Oct. 1760, and d. II Dec. 1831, a. 71. His wife Dorcas 
was b. Aug. 1769, and d. 2 Sept, 1849, a. 80. They had ten children. 



GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 251 

Frost were private soldiers in tlie Revolutionary Army. Paige, 429. 
Neptune Frost of Camb. m. Bathslieba Locke, of Lexington, 22 
Mar. 1787. — Lexington Records. 

FROTHING HAM, Bexjamin, of Charlestown, had Benjamin, 
b. 2G. bap. 31 Mar. 1776. Jabez, m. Rebecca Rand, 27 Sept. 1781. 
See Wyman's Charlestown, 390, 391, for former; and 388, for latter. 

FULLER, Sarah, and Henry Holden, both Camb., m. 14 Oct. 1756. 

GALLOP, Antil, had dau., b. 28 Apr. 1772; and dau., b. 17 
Jan. 1774. Father William, d. 12 Nov. 1774, a. 80. 

GARDNER, Edward, adm. Pet. ch. and baptized 25 Feb. 
1776 — mentioned in list of baptisms, as "Edward, adult, a3t. — , and 
admitted to communion." Edward and Mehitable P>lodget, of 
" Charlestown farms," were m. here 5 Apr. 1781. Had Edward, bap. 
here 18 Aug. 1782, d. 9 May, 1790, a. 8; Mary, bap. here 12 Sept. 
1783, the Mary, of Charlestown, m. Asaph Churchill, of Milton, 10 
May, 1810; Edioard, bap. 3 July, 1791, m. (he of Chas.) Patience 
Converse, of Medford, 23 Mar. \%ll ; [Edward Gardner of Charles- 
town, d. 12 Nov. 1817, in his 27th yr. — g. s. Woburn 2d B. G.]. 
Mehitable, w. of Edward, was adm. Pet. ch. 6 Feb. 1791. Edward, 
d. 23 Jan. 1806, a. 67. See Wyman, 399— "Jan. (2) 4, 1806. Edward 
Gardner died, of Charlestown." — Diary of Samuel Thompson, Esq., 
Woburn. He was brother of the following. 

2. Elizabeth, daughter of late Henry Gardner, was adm. Pet. ch. 
30 Mar. 1777 — the same date Lucy {Wyman), wife of Daniel, ait. — , 
and Elizabeth (above) set. — , adults, and daughters of Henry Gardner, 
deceased, were baptized. Lucy, of Charlestown, and Daniel Wyman, 
of Woburn, were m. 25 (26) Jan. 1776. Elizabeth, of Chas., and 
John Adams of Camb. were m. 18 Nov. 1777 — fee $3. [Henry 
Gardner the f. d. 16 Dec. 1763, a. 66— g. s. Woburn 1st B. G.]. See 
Wyman's Charlestown, 399. 

3. Miles, nephew of Edward (1), m. Lydia Teel of Chas. 23 Mar. 
1806. Miles and w. Lydia were adm. Pet. ch. 8 Nov. 1807; had 
Miles Teel, bap. 8 Nov. 1807 [H. U. 1834], the Miles T, of Dedham, 
who m. Martha E. Cotting. of W. Camb., 24 May, 1838; William 
Henry, bap. 5 Nov. 1809; Lydia Teel, bap. 20 May, 1813 ; John 
Augustus, bap. 10 Sept. 1815 ; Abner, bap. 17 Sept. 1820. Miles 

and Lydia, his wife, were dism. " to Camb." 1830. He was 

chosen Deacon of West Camb. ch. 26 May, 1828, and Deacon of Orth. 
Cong. Church, W. Camb. in 1842. [He was s. of Samuel, of Charles- 
town, who d. 6 May, 1790 (buried 8 — Thompsoti) in 50th yr. — g. s. 
Woburn 1st B. G.]. See Wyman, 400. (Dea. Miles Gardner, d. 14 
Oct. 1863, a. 87; Lydia, w. of same, d. 28 Aug. 1854, a. 72). 

4. Catherine F., w. of Samuel,' bro. of Miles (3), d. 23 Apr. 

1 Samuel, her husband, d. 15 April, 1858, a. 88— g. s. "Woburn 2d B. G. See 
Vinton's Richardson Memorial, p. 302. The family resided in a part of Win- 
chester, formerly West Cambridge, and once a part of Charlestown, 



252 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

1842, a. 72 [g. s. Woburn 2d B. G.]. Ellen, dan. of Doct., d. 
25 Aug. 1842, a. 3^. Wyman's Charlestoivn Genealogies and Estates, 
400; see Sewall's Wohurn, 614-15. 

GARFIELD, Hannah Maria, and Zaccheus Bemis of Camb., m. 
5 May, 1839. 

GAY, Lucy, d. 6 Mar. 1828, a. 29, wife of John Gay— (g. s.). 
GEMINI— twin infants — d. 7 Mar. 1795, a. 8 hours. 

GEOHAGAN, Michael, of Boston, and Prudence Winship of 
Camb., m. 10 May, 1744. See Wyman, 404. See Thoknton. 

GERRY, Catherine, and James Trecothick Austin of Camb. m. 
2 Oct. 1806. Dau. of Vice President Elbridge Gerry, then of Camb. 

GIBSON, wife of Thomas— Irish— d. 30 Apr. 1839, a. 30. 

GILBERT, AsAHEL, and Charlotte Thorndike of Boston, m. 10 
Dec. 1827. 

GILMORE, Mart [lived at the Teels— to Harvard] adm. Pet. ch. 
18 Sept. 1791 ; Patty F/yng, dan. of Wid. Mart, bap. 18 Sept. 1791. 
See Wyman, 410, 935. 

GILSON, Asa, of Boston, and Lydia Cutter of W. Camb., m. 16 
May, 1819. See Cutter (par. 28). 

GLADDEUS, Lucretia, d. 7 July, 1796, a. 49. 
GLAZIER, John Dexter, and Lydia Louisa Goldsmith, m. 8 Oct. 
1835. 

GLEASON, Jonas, and Esther Peirce Cutter, m. 31 Oct. 1805— 
Camb. Rec. Child of (and grandson of Jonas Cutter), d. — 1826, a. 
4 yrs. See Cutter (par. 23). 

GODDARD, Stephen, of Camb. First Parish, had Stephen, bap. 
here 14 Feb. 1773. Stephen the father resided on the estate nearly 
opposite to the present Porter's Hotel — see Paige, 561 ; Bond's Wat., 
and Wyman, 412. Elisha, of Sutton, and Mary Thatcher of Camb., 
m. 23 May, 1758 (see Bond, 239, &c.). John, and Eunice Dickson, 
of Camb., m. 21 Dec. 1806. See Paige, 561. 

GOD DIN, or GOODWIN, Samuel,' had here Jeduthun, b. (17), 
bap. 3 Aug. 1740; Thomas, b. 19 Sept., bap. 3 Oct. 1742; John,h. 8, 
bap. 20 Jan. 1745; Mary, b. (3 Nov.), bap. 26 Oct. 1746; a child (of 
Samuel, of Lexington), buried here 15 Dec. 1748, a. 14 days; a child 

1 Samuel Godding with Mary Boyce, alias Bathrick, buys of Samuel Bull, 
12 acres in Oharlestown and Cambridge, lot late of Samuel Bull's bro.-in-law, 
William Godding, Mrs. Bull's portion, 1 7 24. See History, Chap. 11., and Wytnan, 
69, 104, 149, 261, 413. Samuel Godding, of Charlestown, and wife Mary, sell 
John Cutter 2 lots, 1737. See Wyman. Paige, Hist. Camb. 504, says Samuel 
Godding was an adopted child of Samuel BuU. 



GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 253 

Stillborn (of Samuel, Lexington), buried here 18 Aug. 1750; Debo- 
rah (of Samuel, Lexington), bap. here 20 Jan. 1754; Peter, b. 25 
Oct., bap. 2 Nov. 1755. Samuel, prob. the father, d. here 1 Feb. 
1761, a. 55. See Wyman, 413. 

2. Thomas (Goodwin), of Charlestown, m. Abigail Cutter, 24 
Dec. 1776 — fee 125. %d. She was widow of Aaron Cutter. See Cut- 
ter (par. 46); Wyman, 419. 

3. John, prob. s. of Samuel (1), m. Mary Russell, 26 July, 1771. 
He o. c. 31 May, 1772, and had Mary, b. 17, bap. 31 May, 1772. 

4. Sarah and Thomas Winship, both of Camb., m. 4 Sept. 1753. 
Mary, m. Paul Speed (British), 15 Dec. 1778— fee $6. 

GOLDSMITH, Lydia Louisa, and John D. Glazier, m. 8 Oct. 
1835. 

GOODWIN. See GODDIN. 

GOOKIN, Samuel, of Camb., and Mary Mullet, of Charlestown, 
m. 22 Dec. 1761. See Paige, 566; Wyman, 422. 

GOSS, Mehitable — from the ch. in Billerica — adm. to Pet. ch. 7 
Aug. 1796. 

GOULD, Sarah, of Medford, and Thomas Robbins of Camb., m. 
29 Oct. 1761. Gould, a baker — young man — frozen near Phile. Rus- 
sell's, 12 Feb. 1838.' 

GO WEN, Samuel, of Medford, and Elizabeth Hill of Camb., m. 
26 Feb. 1793. See Hill (jjar. 6). 

GRACIE, Manuel, of Wilmington, and Mehitable Williams of 
Camb., m. 10 Apr. 1777. 

GRANT, Abraham, of Camb., and Charlotte Yates of W. Camb., 
m. 30 June, 1824. Daniel and Sarah P. Pierce of W. Camb., m. 
29 Aug. 1824. 

GRAY, Sarah, and Silas Cutler of W. Camb., m. 3 June, 1827. 

GREEN, Rebecca — granddaughter of John Williams, deceased — 
adm. Pet. ch. 13 Dec. 1761. Thomas, was pastor of the Baptist So- 
ciety in Camb. N. W. Prect. 21 July, 1787, and continued in that 



^ Francis Gould, one of the officers in the military service before Richmond, 
to whom the town sent resolutions of greeting on July 22, 1862, aUuded to on 
p. 157 of this work, went to the war from West Cambridge. His company was 
attached to a New York regiment, called the " Mozart." He was wounded by 
a musket ball in the knee at Chantilly, Sept. 1, 1862, then in full commission as 
lieutenant, the ball remaining in his knee until his death, Sept. 7, 1874, at the age 
of 44 years, 6 raos., caused it has been supposed by lead- poisoning produced by 
the bullet. His friend who contributes these facts states, " The cause of his 
death is an open question ; there is no doubt in my mind, and many others share 
my opinion. He was finely educated, gentlemanly and brave, and well worthy 
of honorable mention in the records of Massachusetts patriotism." 

23* 



254 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

office till 1793.' Lucy, m. Isaac Tufts, 12 Mar. 1807, Camb. Har- 
riet Maria of W. Camb. in. John Parker of Brighton, 6 May, 1813, 
Leonard, Esq., d. 1 July, 1840, a. 60. (See Bond's Wat., 261.) 

GREENLEAF, Sarah A., and Joseph B. Mott, m. 1 Jan. 1836. 

GREENOUGH, Ann, dau. of Thomas, Jr., of Boston, b. 24 June, 
bap. 1 July, 1764. Samuel, d. 29 Mar. 1803, a. 13. 

GREENWOOD, Bela, and Hannah Moore, m. 30 Apr. 1826. 

GRIGGS, Elizabeth Boylston, dau. of Nathaniel, bap. 29 
June, 1794. 

IIACKELTON, Mary, and Benjamin Butterfield, m. 4 Apr. 1776. 
Servant-maid from Camb. at Charlestown, 1773. — See Wyman, 451. 

HADLEY, Sewall, m. Lavinia Hall, 21 Feb. 1819. Sewall d. 
20 Sept. 1822, a. 30, and Lavinia (Sewall's widow) d. in 1841, in 
the summer, and her child soon after. 

HALL, Thomas, and w. Patience, were adm. Pet. ch. at organi- 
zation, 9 Sept. 1739. He was chosen deacon of same ch. 5 Dec. 1759, 
and d. 29 May, 1794, a. 90. He was s. of Dea. Thomas Hall, of Med- 
ford, and was b. 5 Oct. 1703. See Paige ; and Wyman, 457. His w. 
was Patience Allen, m. 10 July, 1729. Both were adm. Camb. ch. 
May, 1730. (See Cutter Book, 88, 382, &c.) His dau. Hannah m. 
Joseph Adams Jr., 11 Sept. 1750; his son Thomas m. and settled here; 
his dau. Patience m, Daniel Cutter, of Medford, 18 Nov. 1756 ; see 
Cutter (par. 75). A child at Thomas Hall's, from Boston, d. 3 Oct. 
1747, a. 4 yrs. John Brown, at Thos. Hall's, from Boston, d. 24 May, 
1754, a. 6 yrs. A son of Daniel Cutter, at Dea. Hall's, d. 23 Feb. 
1773, a. 5 yrs. Thomas Hall was a Pet. committeeman, 1752 to 
1755; also Pi-ecinct assessor. 

2. Thomas, s. of Thomas (1), m. Rebecca Cutter, 11 Nov. 1756 
(Medford Rec), dau. of Ebenezer Cutter of Medford (see Gutter Book, 
89, &c.). Thomas was adm. Pet. ch. 14 Jan. 1759. Had Thomas, 
b. 4, bap. 6 July, 1760; Ebenezer, b. 24, bap. 26 Dec. 1762; a son, b. 
17 Oct. 1764, d. "near the birth" — same day; Gershom, b. 28, bap. 
31 May, 1767. Thomas the father d. 25 Feb. 1770, a. 37 (g. s.), and 
Rebecca, his wid., m. William Cutler, 19 Jan. 1773. Thomas Hall, 
Jr., was Pet. clerk, 1768, '69. 

3. Thomas, s. of Thomas (2), d. 8 Sept. 1804, a. 44. His wid., 
Elizabeth, o. c. at Pet. ch. 20 Oct. 1805. Had Elizabeth, o. c. and 
bap. 20 Oct. 1805, m. Jazaniah Cook, 26 June, 1806; Lydia Meriam, 
o. c. and bap. 20 Oct. 1805, m. James Cutter, Jr., 12 June, 1808 — 
Cutter (par. 53) ; Rebecca Cutler (twin with Lydia M.), o. c. and bap. 



* He was grandson of Dr. Thomas Green, first pastor of the Baptis t Church 
in Leicester, and b. at Worcester, 3 Jan. 1761. He came to Cambridge by letter 
from AV rentham. See Green Family in Vinton Memorial, pp. 408-9, 421, 435 ; Ar- 
lington Baptist Church Book; Sewall's History of Wobicrn, 484-85 ; Hanson's Hist, 
of Danvers, 247. 



GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 255 

20 Oct. 1805, m. Simeon C. Cook, 15 May, 1808; Oliver, d. 24 Feb. 
1796, a. 4 yrs. ; Thomas, o. c. and bap. 20 Oct. 1805; Anna, bap. 20 
Oct. 1805, m. Jacob Robinsou, Jr., of Lexington, 11 Jan. 1818; Alice, 
bap. 20 Oct. 1805, m. Benjamin C. Teel, of Charlestown, 1 Sept. 1816; 
William, bap. 20 Oct. 1805; Lavinia, bap. 8 Dec. 1805, m. Sewall 
Hadley, 21 Feb. 1819; Lucinda (twin with Lavinia), bap. 8 Dec. 
1805, d. 1 Nov. 1808, a. 8 yrs. Flizabeth, prob. the wid., m. Nehe- 
miah Estabrook, of Lexington, 29 Sept. 1811. See Wyman's Charles- 
town, 459, No. 32*. 

4. Ebenezer, s. of Thomas (2), m. Esther R. Cutter, 26 Mar. 
1786 — Cutter (par. 11). Ebenezer and w. Esther Ruhamah 
were adm. Pet. ch. 18 Oct. 1789. Had Ebenezer, bap. 18 Oct. 1789; 
Esther, bap. 18 Oct. 1789, m. Jeremiah Russell, 28 Oct. 1807; Sarah 
Cutter, bap. 21 Mar. 1790, m. John Prentiss, 25 May, 1815; Ammi, 
bap. 19 Feb. 1792, d. 5 Apr. 1794, a. 2; Isaac, bap. 16 Mar. 1794; 
Hannah, bap. — May, 1796, m. Cyrus Cutter, 12 July, 1818, W. C. 
Cutter (par. 55); Ammi, bap. 21 Jan. 1798; Thomas, bap. 20 Oct. 
1799; ^%m7, bap. 24 May, 1801, ra. Asa Frost, 17 Sept. 1820; a 
child, d. 6 Jan. 1804, a. 3 ds. Ebenezer the father d. 7 Jan. 1840, 
a. 77. His wife d. 6 May, 1833— see Cutter Book, 134, 386. He was 
Pet. treasurer, 1793-1807, and Pet. assessor, 1798-1800; collector for 
Mr. Fiske's settlement, 1788. 

5. Thomas, prob. s. of Thomas (3), d. 18 May, 1823, a. 34. 

6. William, prob. s. of Thomas (3), d. 15 Aug. 1828, a. 29. 

7. Ebenezer, s. of Ebenezer (4), d. 20 Dec. 1826, a. 40. Had 
child, d. 21 Aug. 1819, a. 2. He m. Rebecca Cutter — see Cutter Book, 
119, 383. Wid. Rebecca was bap. Pet. ch. 6 Mar. 1836. 

8. Isaac, s. of Ebenezer (4), had son, d. 8 Feb. 1835, a. 6 mos. 
See Cutter Book, 134. 

9. Ammi. s. of Ebenezer (4), had Eliza Ami, bap. here 21 June, 
1835. See Cu'ter Book, 134. 

10. Thomas, s. of Ebenezer (4).m. Hannah Hill— Apr. 1831, W. 
Camb. Had Anne Louisa, bap. 21 June, 1835; Thomas Francis, bap. 

I Oct. 1837, d. 15 Nov. 1837, a. 4 mos.; a dau., d. 18 Aug. 1839, a. 
15 ds. ; Thomas F., d. 13 June, 1841, a. 8 wks. 

11. JosiAH, o. c. here 11 Sept. 1774. Had Elizabeth, b. 3, bap. 

II Sept. 1774; Josiah, b. 19, bap. privately, 20 Oct. 1776, d. 23 Oct. 
1776, a. 4 ds. 

12. Samuel, and w. Lydia, o. c. here 1 Oct. 1815. Had children, 
Lydia, Samuel Winship, Eliza, Elmira, Bethia Young and Anna, all 
bap. 1 Oct. 1815; also Rebecca,hap. 2 June, 1816, and John, bap. 12 
Oct. 1817. Samuel the father d. 21 Nov. 1818, a. 35. See Wyman, 
459. 

13. Ezekiel, of Medford, m. Anna Cooke, of Camb., 24 Oct. 
1765— fee ^ dol.' Stephen, 4th, of Medford, and Mary Hill, of 
Camb., m. 12 July, 1770. See Hist. Medford; Wyman, 456. 

1 Ezekiel Hall, joined in marriage bv his father-in-law Rev. Samuel Cooke, 
d. 11 Sept. 1789, a. 48. Mrs. Anna Hall d. 23 June, 1787, a. 44. They had 



256 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

HAMBLET, Friend-Moody, of Springfield, m. Asenath Butter- 
field, of Lexington, 4 July, 1813. 

HAMILTON, Ltdia, at John Fowle's, d. G Mar. 1843, a. 19. 

HAMMOND, Hannah, and Charles Smith, of Lexington, m. 2 
May, 1816. 

HARRINGTON, Sarah, w. of Moses, was adm. Pet. eh. at or- 
ganization, 9 Sept. 1739. Shewasdau. of P^phraim Frost (1). Moses 
had here Sarah, b. 15, bap. 23 Sept. 1739, d. 18 Nov. 1740, a. 15 
inos. ; Moses, b. 24, bap. 27 Sept. 1741, d. 26 Apr. 1749, a. 8; Sarah, 
b. 28 Feb., bap. 11 Mar. 1744, d. 22 Apr. 1749, a. 6; Elizabeth, b. 27 
Oct., bap. 9 Nov. 1746; iMoses, b. 18, bap. 24 Sept. 1749; Caleb, b. 

27 Oct., bap. 3 Nov. 1751 ; son, stillborn, 25 Feb. 1757; Ephraim, 
bap. privately 6 May, 1759, d. 8 June, 1759, a. 1 mo. Sarah, w. of 
Moses, d. 12 May, 1759. Moses m. Deborah Winship, 23 June, 
1760. He was adm. Pet. ch. 9 May, 1762. Deborah d. 21 Oct. 
1790, a. 71. He d. 11 Jan. 1787, a. 70 {Lexington Rec). For more 
particulars, see Cutter Book, 38, 376; Wyman, 466. 

2. Abigail — late wid. Dunster — dism. to ch. in Lexington, 15 
Sept. 1751. See Dunster (par. 4). 

3. Benjamin, of Charlestown, m. Betsey Frost, of Camb., 1 Oct. 
1792 — see Wyman, 466. Benjamin, d. 19 Dec. 1816, a. 47. Betsey, 
d. 18 Mar. 1818, a. 42. A dau. of Benjamin, d. 24 May, 1817, a. 
8 yrs.; a child of Benjamin, d. 30 May, 1819, a. 2. Sally, d. 19 
Ai3r. 1829, a. 32. Abigail, m. Edward Russell, 30 Dec. 1818. 

4. Caleb, s. of Moses (1), was killed by the British troops on 
Lexington Common, on the morning of 19 Apr. 1775. "It was not 
your Brother Harrington that was killed, nor his son. It was Moses 
Harrington's son. It runs in my mind there were two of that name 
killed, but I forget whose son the other was." ^ Jonathan Harrington, 
Jr., and Caleb Harrington, were two of the ten citizens of Lexington, 
''killed by the King's troops," 19 Ajjr. 1775, in Lexington. 

5. Jonathan and Ruthy Britton, of Camb., m. 10 Nov. 1799. Sol- 
omon and Hannah Kendall, of W. Camb., m. 7 Jan. 1813. Nathan- 
iel and Clarissa Mead, of Lexington, m. 30 Nov. 1815. Lydia and 
Daniel Keniston, of Lexington, m. 10 Feb. 1828. 

HARRIS, s. of , of Boston, b. 5 Aug. 1752. A son of 

JosiAH (Cont[inental]), late of Charlestown, bap. here 6 July, 1777. 
See Wyman, 473. 

2. Rebecca, of Maiden, and John Wheeler, of Dover, N. IL, m. 
here 12 Mar. 1793. Calvin and Abby C. Putnam, of W. Camb., m. 

28 Apr. 1836. Abby C, w. of Calvin, d. 20 Feb. 1837, a. 27. 

Ezekiel, b.Medford, 17 July, 1766; Elizabeth (twin with Ezekiel), d. 22 Sept. 
1785, a. 19 ; Samuel, b. 17 July, 1770, d. atEastport, 22 Sept. 1817, a. 48 ; Anna, 
b. 29 May, 1772,' at Watertowii ; John, d. at Charleston, S. C, 31 Aug. 1796, a. 
22. — Cooke Family Memoranda, and Bond's IVat., 269. 

1 Letter of Rev. John Marrett of Woburn Second Precinct (now Burlington), 
to his uncle, Rev. Isaiah Dunster, of Har\vich, 28 July, 1775. 



GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 257 

HART WELL, Joseph, a^t. 24, o. c. and bap. here 21 Oct. 1764- 
Had Sarah, bap. 21 Oct. 1764; and he (of Charlestowu) had also /o- 
sejoA, bap. 17 Apr. 1768; Anne,\rA^. 12 Aug. 1772; Sarah, bap. 4 
Aug. 1776, d. 10 Aug. 1778, 5.. 3; William, bap. 15 Nov. 1778; a 
son, b. 28 Aug. 1783. He prob. had also a child, funeral 18 Aug. 
1775, and an infant, funeral 25 Aug. 1 775. Wid. Hannah, of Charles- 
town (mother of Joseph), m. William Robbins of Camb., 17 Oct. 
1764. Lieut. Joseph (1) was rated in Menotomy, 1781. Hannah, 
his sister, m. Samuel Cutter — see Cutter (par. 42). Joseph (1) m. 
Anna Hodge, 31 May, 1763 (Charlestown Records). He was an inn- 
keeper of Camb. in 1785. His wid. Anna was of Boston in 1797. 
See Wy man's Charlestown, 478, 479. 

HASSELL, Elizabeth, of Charlestown Precinct, and Robert 
Pomroy, of Bedford, m. 27 Nov. 1740. Hassell's Brook is named in 
the Proprietors' Records, in 1702-3. See Paige, 574; Wyman, 480. 

HASTINGS, Mary, m. Josiah Shattuck, 11 Jan. 1753. Jona- 
than, Jr., and Christianna Wainwright of Camb., m. 24 Nov. 1780. 
John, of Wobiim, had Mm-y Augusta, Elmira and Anna, all bap. here 
25 Jan. 1799. John o/ Wohurn •wa.'s, Major — see Hist. Camb., 577; 
Hist. Woburn, 435 ; Wyman, 480. Harriet, and Elias Smith, of Lex- 
ington, m. here 8 Aug. 1819. Jona. Jr., and John, above, were 
brotheis [H. U. 1768 and 1772] — Paige, oil, &c. Elisha was rated 
here, 1781. 

HAWKINS, Col. Nathaniel, of South Kingston, R. I., and Sa- 
rah Kent of Camb., m. 5 Mar. 1778. Marriage fee $14. See Wy- 
man, 482-83. 

HAY, Richard, of Charlestown, m. Anna Adams, 25 Mar. 1781, 
dau. of William Adams. Richard and w. Anna o. c. here 4 Nov. 
1781, and had Richard, bap. 4 Nov. 1781. See Wyman, 486-87. 

HAYDEN, Asa, at Thomas Hutchinson's, Charlestown, d. 1 Sept. 
1835, a. 18. 

HEARD, Elizabeth, of Charlestown, and Isaac Richardson of 
Woburn, m. 20 Dec. 1801. See Hurd. 

HEFRAU, Susanna, d. 10 Sept. 1790, a. 35. 

HENCHMAN, child of, d. 1825, a. 6 mos. 

HERRICK, Isaac, of Brighton, and Lydia Parker, of Lexington, 
m. 20 July, 1815. 

HILDRETH, John, m. Sarah Angier, 3 Jan. 1776. Paige calls 
him of Boston. — Hist. Camb. 482. 

HILL, Sarah, w. of Abraham, adm. Pet. ch. at organization, 9 
Sept. 1739. Abraham d. 9 Mar. 1746, a. 74 (g. s.). See Paige, 
582; Wyman, 501. His wid. Sarah d. 30 Mar. 1752, in 80th year 
of her age (g. s. Old Camb.). Sarah, w. of Abraham Hill, was adm. 
Camb. ch. 8 Mar. 1702. 



258 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

2. Zechariah, s. of Abraham (1), d. (10) 11 Mar. 17G8, a. 60 
(g. s.). Rebecca, w. of Zechariah, was adm. Pet. ch. at organiza- 
tion, 9 Sept. 1739. She was Rebecca, dau. of Dea. John Cutter — 
see Cutter (par. 3).. Their dau. Sarah, m. William Adams, 14 June, 
1750; their son Abraham, m. Susanna Wellington, 16 Feb. 1758; 
Zechariah, m. Rebecca Wellington {Paige, 683) ; Joh7i, m. Dorcas 
Bowes, 1 Aug. 1765; Samuel b. 30 Mar., was bap. 5 Apr. 1741; 
William, b. 8, bap. 16 Oct. 1743; Rebecca, b. 25, bap. 27 Oct. 1745, 
m. John Cutter, 3d, 24 Jan. 1765 — Cutter (par. 38); Lydia, b. 3 

Dec. 1747, bap. , 1747, m. George Prentice, 21 June, 1770; 

Susanna, b. 23 Feb., bap. 4 Mar. 1750, m. Thomas Francis, of Charles- 
town, 11 July, 1771; 3Iary, b. and bap. 7 June, 1752, m. Stephen 
Hall, 4th, of Medford, 12 July, 1770; Deborah, b. 16, bap. 18 July, 
1756, m. Nehemiah Cutter, Jr., 30 Oct. 1781— Cutter (par. 44). See 
Wyman, 501. Mrs. Rerecca, the mother, m. Capt. Samuel Carter, 
of Woburn, 11 Dec. 1770. Her gravestone (1797, a. 84) says she 
was mother of 1 1 children, grandmother of 103, great-grandmother of 
150, and of the fourth generation had 134. She was adm. to Camb. 
ch., before marriage, 11 Jan. 1730. Zechari'ih Hill was a Pet. commit- 
teeman, 1750, 1751; Pet. assessor, 1746, '50, '51. 

3. Nathaniel, d. 28 May, 1761, a. 75. Paige, 582, &c. [Mar- 
tha] his wife, d. 18 Nov. 1752. His son Gregory was adm. Pet. ch. 
23 Sept. 1750, and d. of dysentery 21 Aug. 1778, a. 54; 3Iartha,da\i. 
of Nathaniel, d. 12 Nov. 1749; Sarah, another dau., was adm. Pet. 
ch. 28 Jan. 1753, d. unm. 22 Feb. 1814, a. 83; Daniel. 

4. Abraham, s. of Zechariah (2), had Abraham, (b. 6) bap. 17 
Dec. 1758 (Abraham the father o. c. Pet. ch. 17 Dec. 1758); Susan- 
na, b. 10, bap. 13 July, 1760, m. John Frost, Jr., 21 Nov. 1780; 
Thomas, h. 25, bap. 27 June, 1762;' Moda, b. 1, bap. 8 Jan. 1764, 
m. Samuel Kent, 20 June, 1782; 7saac, b. 9, bap. 11 May, 1766; 
Chary (al. Cherry), b. 16, bap. 18 Oct, 1767, m. Gershom Swan — see 
Swan (par. 16); Sarah, b. 26 June, bap. 2 July, 1769, m. Thomas 
Rand of Chas. (19 Dec. 1786). Abraham the father d. 16 Dec. 1812, 

a. 79. He was a soldier of the French War, and also of the Revolu- 
tion. (See Wyman, 501.) 

5. Zechariah, s. of Zechariah (2), adm. Pet. ch. 16 Oct. 1763. 
Had Rebecca (b. 15 Apr. 1757), m. Samuel Cutter, Jr., of Chas., 30 
Sept. 1780— Cutter (par. 30); Zechariah (b. 8), bap. 10 June, 1759; 
Sarah (b. 14), bap. 15 Feb. 1761, m. Seth Frost, 20 Nov. 1781 ; Bette, 

b. 19, bap. 23 Jan. 1763, m. Jonathan Perry, 29 June, 1780; Mary, 
b. 15, bap. 20 Jan. 1765; Love, b. 6, bap. 7 Feb. 1767, (m. Samuel 

^ The following epitaph is from a stone in the old burying- ground : — 
" In memory of Thomas Hill, who was born in the precinct called Menotomy, 
now the Town of AVest Cambridge, and died there July 8. 1851, aged 89 years. 
He was a brave and faithful soldier of the Revolution, and the last Revolution- 
ary pensioner of the Town. He lived esteemed, and died surrounded by pleas- 
ant memories among all that knew him ; by some of whom this monument has 
been placed over his ashes, Nov. 1, 1851." 



GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 259 

Fowle — Wt/man, 501) ; Dorcas, h. — Aug., bap. 20 Aug. 1769, m. 
Samuel Frost, 15 Oct. 1789; Jiuth, b. 11, bap. 15 Mar. 1772; Lucy, 
b. 11, bup. 18 Dec. 1774; William, b. 12, bap. 22 June, 1777. Zkch- 
ARiAii the father d. 11 Mar. 1812, a. 7G. Rebecca, his wife, cl. (10) 
16 Aug. 1770, a. (33) 35 (g. s.). He m. Fvuth Robbius, 9 May, 1771 ; 
she cl. 21 Mar. 1816, a. 78. He was a soldier of the French War. 
(See Wyman, 501.) 

6. John, s. of Zechariah (2), and w. Dorcas, o. c. 13 Apr. 1766. 
Had Elizabeth, b. 3 Nov. 1765, bap. 13 Apr. 1766, m. Samuel Gowen, 
of Medford, 26 Feb. 1793; John, b. 22 Feb., bap. 1 Mar. 1767, d. 24 
Nov. 1768, a. 2; Lucy, b. 17, bap. 22 May, 1768; Lydia, b. 6, bap. 
7 Sept. 1769, d. xmm. 3 Sept. 1800, a. 31; John, b. 26, bap. 28 Apr. 
1771; 3Iary, b. 30 May, bap. 7 June, 1772, d. 25 Aug. 1773, a. 15 
mos.; David, b. 17, bap. 22 Aug. 1773; Jonathan, b. 18, bap. 23 Oct. 
1774; a son, b. 9, d. 10 May, 1776, "lived one day"; Mary, b. 10, . 
bap. 14 Dec. 1777, d.— " Miss Polly "—1 Oct. 1802, a. 25; Stephen, 
b. 9, bap. 18 June, 1780; a son, b. 1 Dec. 1782 — prob. Samuel, d. 19 
May, 1805, a. 22. John the father was killed 26 June, 1798, a. 60 
(68, g. s.); Dorcas, his wife, d. 27 Dec. 1823, a. 79 (g. s.). He was 
a Revolutionary soldier. 

7. Samuel, s. of Zechariah (2), m. Martha Bennett, of Charles- 
town. 13 Oct. 1765. Samuel and w. Martha were adm. Pet. ch. 13 
July, 1766. Had Samuel, b. 10, bap. 19 Oct. 1766, d. 23 Aug. 1797, 
a. 31 ; 3Iartha, b. 7, bap. J 1 Aug. 1768; Rebecca, b. 13, bap. 19 May, 
1771 ; Joseph, b. 10, bap. 11 Sept. 1774, d. 26 Aug. 1777, a. 3; Abi- 
gail, b. 19, bap. 29 Mar. 1778, m. Edward Bradbury, of Roxbury, 28 
Oct. 1804; Joseph, b. 20, bap. 27 Aug. 1780, d. 23 Sept. 1807, a. 26. 
Samuel the father d. 15 Apr. 1782, of "complication, &c.", a. 41; 
his w. Martha d. 30 Mar. 1820, a. 78 — see Wyman, 502. He was a 
Revolutionary soldier and Precinct collector 1777, '80. 

8. William, s. of Zechariah (2), m. Mercy Perry, Jr., 3 Dec. 
1767. William and w. Mercy were adm. to Pet. ch. 17 July, 1768. 
Had 3Tercy, b. 24, bap. 30 Oct. 1768, d. 27 Feb. 1808, a. 39 (g. s.), 
unm. ; William, b. 25, bap. 29 July, 1770; James, b. 4, bap. 11 Apr. 
1773; Benjamin, b. 13, bap. 13 Aug. 1775; Anne or Anna, b. 13, bap. 
19 Oct. 1777, adm. Pet. ch. 22 Dec. 1805, d.7 Jan. 1806, a. 28 (g.s.), 
unm.; Amos, b. 9, bap. 12 Dec. 1779; Lydia, h. 14, bap. 24 Mar. 
1782, m. Jonathan Teel, 3d, of Chas., 24 Mkr. 1805; Sally, bap. 29 
Nov. 1789, d. 22 Dec. 1808, a. 19 (g. s.). William the father d. 13 
June, 1815, a. 72 (g.s.); his wid. (Mercy, or "Marcy"), d. (31 
July) 1 Aug. 1828, a. 81 (g. s.). Had also Rebecca, b. 19 July, 1784, m. 
Walter Russell, 2d, of Chas., 24 Dec. 1805, and d. 18 Dec. 1814, a. 
30; Samuel, b. 4 July, 1787, d. 3 Aug. 1815, a. 28 (g. s.). 

9. Daniel, s. of Nathaniel (3), m. Lydia Locke, 27 Aug. 1761. 
He d. of '• languishment " 13 Feb. 1774. a. 4-. Lydia (widow) was 
adm. Pet. ch. 16 Apr. 1775. Had {Lydia, dau., b. 9 Dec. 1761); 
{Daniel) son, b. 2 Nov. 1763; {Martha), b. 5 Nov. 1765, m. John 
Burbeck, 1 Feb. 1781; {Deborah), b. 29 Feb. 1768, d. unm. 10 Mar. 



260 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

1791, a. 23; {Nathaniel), b. 28 Apr. 1770; (Phebe), h. 14 Nov. 1772. 
Li/dia, Daniel, Martha, Deborah, JVathaniel and Phebe, children of Wid. 
Ltdia Hill, were all bap. Pet. ch. 16 Ajjr. 1775. Phebe m. Joel 
Wiuship, of Lexington, 14 Nov. 1792, and Wid. Lydia (at Nathan- 
iel's), d. 7 Feb. 1835, a. 95. Daniel the father was a soldier in the 
French War. See Locke Book, 77. 

10. Abraham, s. of Abraham (4), m. Elizabeth Robbins, 9 May, 
1782; had son, b. 16 July, d. 15 Aug. 1782, a. 1 mo. Elizabeth, w. 
of Abraham, Jr., d. 18 June, 1783, a. 18. He m. Ruth Blodgett, 9 
Sept. 1784, and had child, d. 23 Sept. 1789, a. 3 days; and perhaps 
Fanny, d. 24 Sept. 1790, a. 2 yrs. 

11. Isaac, s. of Abraham (4), m. Hannah, dau. of Walter Rus- 
sell, and was father of Gov. Isaac Hill of New Hampshire ; rem. to 
Ashburnham. (Son Isaac,^ b. Camb. 6 Apr. 1789 ; Walter [^.], b. do. 
22 Feb. 1790.) See Wyman, 501. 

12. Zechariah, s. of Zechariah (5), m. Abigail Blodgett, 25 Mar. 
1783. Abigail (perhaps she) o. c. and was bap. 11 Dec. 1803. 
(Zechariah, prob. his son, m. Hannah Hovey, 10 Apr. 1814.) He 
d. 5 Mar. 1814, a. 55. 

13. William, s. of William (8), styled Jr., and Nancy, his wife, 
o. c. Pet. ch. 20 May, 1804; his w. Nancy, and chil. Nancy, William, 
Jonas Bond and Dennis Bond, were all bap. 20 May, 1804. William 
Hill, Jr., was Precinct assessor, 1806. William, prob. the father, d. 
8 July, 1820, a. 50 (g. s.). 

14.' David, s. of John (6), m. Betsey Adams, 13 Sept. 1799. A 
son of David, d. 13 Mar. 1822, a. 5; a dau. Elizabeth, m. Kendall 
Crosby, of Boston, 23 Apr. 1826; Lydia, m. Kendall Crosby, of Bos- 
ton, 9 Feb. 1834, W. C; Charles, m. Hannah Swan, 28 Oct. 1841. 
David Hill was a Pet. assessor, 1801, '02. 

15. William, s. of Zechariah (5), styled 3d, m. Mary Bowman, 
4 Apr. 1802. Had Mary Boivman, bap. 16 Jan. 1803; William, bap. 
24 Mar. 1805; Addison, h-Ji^. 7 June, 1807; Adeline Nourse, bap. 3 
Sept. 1809, d. 3 Sept. 1809; Mary Ann, bap. 1 Feb. 1812; a dau., 
Abigail B. [b. 1802], m. John Fowle, Jr., 14 Oct. 1821. See Wyman, 
501. 

16. James, s. of William (8), m. Anne Adams, 11 Oct. 1796. 
James and w. Ann were adm. Pet. ch. 14 Oct. 1798. Had Anna, 
bap. 24 Feb. 1799"(d. 16 Apr. 1813, a. 14) ; Sophia, bap. 9 Nov. 1800, 

1 Isaac Hill, politician and journalist of New Hampshire, born Cambridge, 
Mass., 6 April, 1789, died Washington. D. C, 22 March, 1851. His parents re- 
moved to Ashburnham, Mass. ; at the age of 14 he was apprenticed to the 'pvh- 
lis'h.ex oi the Amherst Cahinet. In 1809 he went to Concord, N. H., purchased 
the American Patriot, changed its name to the Ne^o Hampshire Patriot, and made 
it the organ of the Republican party ; for twenty years it had an immense in- 
fluence. In 1828 he was an unsuccessful candidate for the U. S. Senate; in 
1829 he was Second Comptroller of the Treasury ; U. S. Senator, 1830-36 ; 
Governor of New Hampshire, 1836-39; U. S. Sub-Treasurer at Boston, 1840 
41. His biography, speeches and miscellaneous writings were published in 
Concord, in 1835. — (Drake's Biographical Dictionary.') 



GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 261 

d. 11 Jan. 1801, a. 2 mos. ; Hannah, hap. 7 Mar. 1S02 (m. Thomas 
Hall, 5 May, 1831); Mza, bap. 15 Jan. 1804, m. Elijah Allen, 2o 
Aug. 1825; James, h'di^. 6 Oct. 1805; Lua/, bap. 15 Nov. 1807 (m. 
George S. Adams, of Chas., 20 Sept. 18^); Joseph, bap. 17 Dec. 
1801); Sail?/, bap. 20 Sept. 1812, d. 7 July, 1828, a. 16; Mary Ann, 
bap. 14 May, 1815; Louisa Sophia, bap. 15 Apr. 1821. His dau., 
Man/ Ann, or " Mercy Ann," m. Jonathan V. Fletcher, of Medford, 
3 Nov. 1836. James the father d. 2 Feb. 1852, a. nearly 79. Mrs. 
Hill survived him. A sermon preached at West Cambridge, 8 Feb. 
1852, on the Sabbath succeeding his death, by his pastor James F. 
Brown, was published.^ 

17. Bknjamin, s. of William (8), and w. Mart, o. c. 2 Oct. 1803. 
Mary, w. of Benj., and Benjamin Belknap, s. of Benj., were both 
bap. 2 Oct. 1803 ; had also John, bap. 5 May, 1805, " killed by a cart " 
2 May, 1811, a. 6; iMaiy, bap. 12 July, 1807; John. bap. 26 June, 
1814, drowned 20 July, 1825, a. 11. Mary, the wife, d. 17 May, 
1812, a. 34. Mary, prob. she, was adm. Pet. ch. 29 Nov. 1807. 
Benjamin m. second, Mary Richardson, 4 Apr. 1813. Mary, second 
w. of Benjamin, was adm. Pet. ch. 28 Oct. 1827. (He d. 23 Sept. 
1845, a. 70.) 

18. Amos, s. of William (8), and w. Rebecca, o. c. 27 Aug. 
1815; and Amos, set. 8, Henry Teend, vet. 6, Timothy Davis, set. 4, and 
Samuel, aet. 2, chil. of Amos, were all bap. 27 Aug. 1815. 

19. Nathaniel, s. of Daniel (9), had son, d. 7 Oct. 1797, a. 2 
yrs. ; Abigail, his dau., m. Elijah Cutter, 4 Jan. 1818 — -Cutter (par. 
67); Deborah, m. James Wait, 5 May, 1822; Lucy, m. Reuben Wait, 
11 Dec. 1825; Cynthia, m. Reuben Wait, 29 Dec. 1833, W. C. Abi- 
gail, prob. his wife, o c. and was bap. Pet. ch. 11 Dec. 1803 — see 
par. 12. See Locke Book, 161. 

20. William, s. of William (13), m. Harriet Swan, 12 Oct. 1826. 
A dau. of William, 3d, d. 21 Mar. 1843, a. 2. (Dea. William Hill 
d. in Belmont, 8 Apr. 1872, a. 73; Harriet S., w. of same, d. in Bel- 
mont, 18 Feb. 1867, a. 67 — g. s. Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.) 

21. Addison, s. of William (15), had B len Harriet, d. 29 May, 
1842, a. 3^. See Locke Book, 286. (He d. su Idenly in Boston, 10 
Dec. 1873, a. 66.) 

22. Mary, m. William Codner. of Boston, 5 Dec. 1745 — fee £2 
— dau. of Abraham (see Paige, 582). Hill (girl), funeral 25 Aug. 

^ A few paragraphs from Rev. Mr. Brown's sermon are of interest: — 
' ' The life of James Hill is intimately connected with a large portion of the 
history of this church and society .... For thirty years he was a member of 
our choir .... He was gentlemanly in his deportment, kind and conciliatory 
in his spirit, industrious and temperate in his habits .... He was devoted to 
agricultural pursuits, and ranked among the first farmers of our village .... 
He was not impulsive, but ever self-poised, and restrained by deep-rooted 
principle .... His devotedness to public worship cannot have been unobserved. 
Through storm and sunshine he was here to take his accustomed seat ..... The 
last simple and beautiful act of our venerable friend, before reason had deserted 
her throne, was to bow in family worship .... His early hfe was marked by 
great precision of character." 
24 



262 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

1775. Ebenezer, belonged to the Baptist Society, 1787. Mrs. 
Elizabeth, d. 5 July, 1794, a. 32. Thomas, 2d, m. Mary Prentiss 
Hovey, 16 Nov. 1817. Harriet, m. William A. Russell, Jr. of 
Charlestown, 24 June, 1838. 

HINDS, Israel, m. Wid. Sarah Swan— both Camb.— 20 Feb. 
1755 — fee 31«. 6d. Israel o. c. here 26 Feb. 1758. Had 3Iary, b. 
Nov. 1755, bap. (a^t. 4) 30 Nov. 1760; Jane, bap. 26 Mar. 1758, m. 
Jona. Davis and Francis Locke. Mary had son b. — 1777, who d. 
27 June, 1778, a. 16 mos. Israel Hinds was a soldier in the French 
War. 

HODGKINS, Elizabeth, and Jacob Newhall, m. 21 Aug. 1766. 

HOLDEN, Simon, had w. Abigail, aclm. Pet. ch. 13 June, 1742, 
and had Simon, d. of "slow fever," 7 May, 1752, a. 16; Elizahelh, b. 
— 1739, bap. 20 Jan. 1740, prob. the Elizabeth, of Charlestown Pet. 
who m. Jonathan Tufts, of Medford, 24 Jan. 1764; Nathaniel, b. 26 
July, bai3. 1 Aug. 1742. soldier in Capt. Adams's Co. in 1758; Abi- 
gail, b. 28 Sept., bap. 7 Oct. 1744, adm. Pet. ch. 1 Nov. 1772, the 
Abigail, of Charlestown, who m. Ammi Cutter, 12 Nov. 1772 — Cut- 
ter (par. 11) ; Charles, b. 19, bap. 29 June, 1746, d. 5 June, 1768, a. 
22; 77wmas, b. 8, bap. 14 May, 1749; Hannah, b. 5, bap. 9 Aug. 
1752, m. Ammi Cutter (husband of her sister Abigail) ; Sarah, b. 16, 
bap. 19 June, 1757 — she o. c. 11 Aug. 1776, had dau. "Amie Satle " 
(or Sawtell), b. 17 May, bap. 11 Aug. 1776. Amy Sawtell, of Chas., 
m. James Livingston, of Boston, 17 Jan. 1796. Sarah, dau. of Simon, 
adm. Pet. ch. 11 Feb. 1781. She m. Smith, before 1798. See Paige, 
587; Wi/man, 508, 512 (Nos. 27, 28, 29), 881. Simon Holden was a 
Sergeant in 1725. See Paige, 404, note; and Outter Fam. of N. E., 
p. 28. 

2. Henrt, and Sarah Fuller, m. 14 Oct. 1756. Mrs. Anna, d. 19 
Mar. 1795, a. 82. (See Paige.) 

HOLLIS, Patty, d. 4 July, 1796, a. 13 yrs. 

HOLMES, Mary, of Lexington, m. William Wakefield, 24 Dec. 
1746. 

HOLT, Elizabeth Trask, adult, a^t. 18, o. c. and bap. 30 Sept. 
1810. 

HOMER, Elizabeth, of Boston, m. John Winneck, 19 June, 
1788. Betsey, ra. Thomas Hutchinson, of Charlestown, 14 Apr. 
1813. 

2. Eleazer, had sous Alfred Wellington and Orlando Mead, bap. 
18 Nov. 1838, and William F. had Adeline Wellington, Mary Bart- 
lett, Maria Mead and William Flagg, all bap. 18 Nov. 1838. See 
Wellington (par. 5). 

HOOKE, Ruth, m. John Bathrick, 24 Dec. 1746. 

HOPKINS, Polly, m. Seth Stone, of New Salem, 13 Mar. 1803. 
John, of Wilmington, m. Mary Wymaa of W. Camb., 2 Dec. 1819. 



GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 263 

Capt. Reuben, had Roland, buried here, 3 May, 1839, a. abt. 5 yrs. ; 
Roland, d. 9 Apr. 1843, a. SJ; a son, d. 14 Apr. 1843, a. U; a dan., 
d. 19 Apr. 1843, a. 6. 

HORN, William, of Watertown, m. wid. Sybil Adams of AV. 
Camb., 13 Oct. 1825. See Adams (par. 15). 

riORTON, Anne, m. John Fillebrowu, 10 June, 1804. Polly, m. 
Artemas Kennedy, 17 Sept. 1806. 

HOUGHTON, Mr. John, d. 12 Aug. 1795, a. 53. 

IIOYEY, Caleb, and w. Rebecca, o. c. Pet. ch. 10 Mar. 1771. 
He m. Rebecca Robbins, 9 Dec. 1770. Had Rebecca, b. 13, bap. 21 
Apr. 1771, m. Thomas Swan, 12 Dec. 1793; Susanna, h. 18, bap. 23 
May, 1773; Caleb, b. 24, bap. 29 Jan. 1775; Sarah, b. 27 Jan., bap. 

2 Feb. 1777 (Miss Sally's child, d. 30 Oct. 1801, a. 1^); a son, b. 5 
Dec. 1778; JVaihan.hap. 10 Jan. 1779. Caleb belonged to the Baptist 
Society in Camb. N. ^Y. Pet. 21 July, 1787. Mr. Caleb d. 18 Nov. 
1798, a. 52; Mrs. Rebecca d. 4 Nov. 1798, a. 42. 

2. Moses, who was Sergt. of Ca|)t. Benjamin Locke's Co. of Meno 
tomy minute-men, 1 775, m. Love Prentice, 11 Mar. 1776. Had son, 
b. 3 Sept. 1776, d. 16 Aug. 1778, a. 2; a son (Moses), h. 20 June, 
1778; 3fary Prentiss, prob. his dau., o. c. and bap. here 4 Aug. 1816, 
m. Thomas Hill, 2d, 16 Nov. 1817. Moses d. 19 Nov. 1805, a. 53; 
LovEd. 9 May, 1824, a. 68. 

3. Moses, s. of Moses (2), m. Eunice Reed of Chas., 18 Oct. 1801. 
See Wyman, 521. Moses d. 24 Oct. 1804, a. 27. Eunice m. 
Reuben Frost, 17 Apr. 1813. See Frost (par. 32). 

4. Experience, of Lexington, m. Josiah Wdliams of Camb., 17 
Dec. 1776. Mrs. Margaret, d. 5 Apr. 1795, a. 87. Elizabeth, m. 
Samuel Peirce, of Wilmington, 22 Aug. 1813. Hannah, m. Zecha- 
riah Hill, 10 Apr. 1814. See Wyman, 521-22, for some, possibly, of 
group (1), Susanna, Caleb, Sarah, Nathan. 

HOWARD, Elizabeth, d. 10 Feb. 1812, a. 34. 

HOWE, Calvin, of Rindge, N. H., m. Abigail Cutter of Camb., 

3 July, 1803 — Cutter (par. 11). Had George Rice, bap. here 13 
Sept. 1807. d. Oct. (?) 1807, a. 1 ; George Rice, bap. 25 Dec. 1808; 
Barrison Gray Otis, bap. 25 Aug. 1811; Abigail Cutter, hap. 19 Dec. 
1813, d. 11 Sept. 1815, a. 2. Abigail was 'adm. Pet. ch. 23 May, 
1813. See Cutter Book, 146, 388. Eli, had Be7iry B., d. 21 Jan. 
1837, a. 2^ ; a son (James Russell) d. 25 Jan. 1837, a. 10 ds. » How"— 
gravestone, (sons of Eli and Adeline). 

HUBBARD, Jackson, m. Mary Lawrence, 31 Aug. 1823. 

HUFFMASTER, Thomas, and Susan Reed, of Charlestown this 
parish, m. 28 Jvdy, 1818. His property suffered in the tornado of 22 
Aug. 1851, and he was the only one who lost his life, of seven per- 
sons injured, all at Medford — See work entitled " The Tornado of 
1851," Boston, 1852. (Thomas Huffmaster d. " at his residence in 



264 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

West Medford, in consequence of a tornado "23 Aug. 1851, a. 55; 
Susan, w. of same, d. 6 June, 1861, a. 72 — gravestones Arlington). 

HUNNEWELL, James, had child, b. — Nov. 1755, d. — child of 
James, Jr. — 29 Dec. 1755, a. 5 weeks. Richard, m. Eunice Thomp- 
son, both Camb., 25 June, 1764. Elizabeth, m. William Russell, 
4 Aug. 1799. See Wyman, 528. 

HUNT, Samuel, and w. Eliza, o. c. 2 Feb. 1794, and had Mary, 
bap. 16 Mar. 1794; Samuel, bap. 6 Dec. 1195; David Holt, bap. 9 
Sept. 1798 ; Horatio Augnstvs, bap. 9 Nov. 1800, prob. child of Samuel, 
d. 18 Nov. 1801, a. 1 ; John, bap. 4 May, 1806. Samuel Hunt was 
Precinct Collector, 1793. See Wyman, 466, 529. 

2. Augustus, had w. Nabby, who o. c. 4 Apr. 1802, and chil. 
Nancy Talbot and John Augustus, both bap. 4 Apr. 1802. 

3. Simon, and w. Susan, o. c. 14 Nov. 1802. She was bap. at 
same time. Had Eliza, also then baptized; Horatio Augustus, bap. 
28 Nov. 1802. See Wyman, 529. 

HURD, Benjamin, had Polly, b. 23, bap. 29 Aug. 1779. See 
Bond's Wat., 518; Wyman, 532. Benjamin, of Charlestown, and 
Betsey Frost of Camb., m. 29 Mar. 1791. See HEARD. 

HUTCHINS, James Read, of Windsor, Vt., and Mary Ann Emma 
Thomas, m. 15 Jan. 1792. Mary Ann Emma was dism. from Pet. 
ch. to the 1st ch. in Springfield, 19 May, 1793. See Thomas. 

HUTCHINSON, Thomas, had Nathaniel, b. 6, bap. 14 July, 1745; 
John, bap. 13 Nov. 1748. Anne Mallet, living at Mr. H.'s, in Charles- 
town, was adm. Pet. ch. 19 Jan. 1755. Mrs. Mary (w. of Thomas), 
d. 9 Feb. 1790. a. 83. See Wymon, 537. 

2. JoiiN^of CharlestoiV7i, s. of Thomas (l),m. Sarah Frost, 28 May, 
1772. Had Sarah, bap. 12 Mar. 1775, m. Josiah H. Russell, 5 Apr. 
1795; Mary, bap. 15 Dec. 1776; Lydia, bap. 10 Jan. 1779, m. Seth 
Tufts, of Medford, 19 Nov. 1801; John, bap. 3 Dec. 1780; Abigail, 
bap. 15 Sept. 1782, m. Henry Parker, of Woburn, 28 May, 1807; 
Oliver, bap. 19 Oct. 1788, d. — Dec. 180«, a. 20; Hecca, bap. 15 Aug. 
1790. d. 7 Nov. 1790, a. 3 mos. John of Chas. had also an infant sou, 
stillborn, 31 Aug. 1773. Mrs. Sarah (w. of John), d. (13) 17 Oct. 
1790, a. 48 (38 g. s.). John, the father, d. 28 June, 1819, a. 72. 
Mrs. Mary, perhaps his second wife, d. 1 4 Mar. 1806, a. 61. See 
Wyman, 538. 

3. John, s. of John (2), d. 20 Sept. 1802, a. 21. 

4. Thomas, s. of John (2) [b. 25 July, 1784 — Wymaji], m. Betsey 
Homer, 14 Apr. 1813. He resided in Charlestown, and had John 
i?owiar, bap. 2 Nov. 1814; Thomas Oliver, bap. 25 May, 1817; Jacob 
Homer, hap. 15 Nov. 1818; Elizabeth Wellington, bap. 1 Oct. 1820; 
Adeline Matilda, bap. 11 Aug. 1822; Maria Louisa, bap. 27 June, 
1824. A child of Thomas, 2d, d. 20 Mar. 1824, a. 6 mos. Thomas 
m. Betsey Blackington, of W. Camb., 26 June, 1823. Betsey B., w. 



GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 265 

of Thomas, d. 24 Aug. 1835, a. 41. Asa Hayden, at Thomas Hut- 
chinson's, Charlestown, d. 1 Sept. 1835, a. 18. See Wyman, 538. 

5. Samuel, of Charlestown, s. of John (2), [b. 26 July, 1786 — 
Wi/man^, m. Lucetta Russell of W. Camb., 14 Dec. 1817. SeeWi/man, 
538. L. K., son of John, of Boston, d. 28 Nov. 1842, a. Ij. 

HUTCHINSON'S BUTCHERS, 1775— Deaths in JV. W. Pet. of 

Camb. — 47 " 47 — besides some Provincials and Hutchinson's 

Butchers — slain in Concord Battle, near this meeting-house — buried 
here." — Bev. Sam'l Cooke's Record. The event referred to occurred 
19 Apr. 1775. "Hutchinson's Butchers" were the British Troops ! 

INGRAHAM, Duncan, Jr., had William, b. 30 Aug., bap. 6 Sept. 
1778, and Susanna Coburn — dau. of Duncan, Jr. and Susanna his 
wife — b. 4, bap. 7 Maj^ 1780. Estate rated here in 1781. Duncan 
Ingraham, Esq., of Concord, and Mrs. Elizabeth Tufts, of Medford, 
were m. 12 Sept. 1795; she was his second wife, and wid. of Dr. 
Simon Tufts — Medford Marriages. Duncan Ingraham d. of "old 
age," a. 86, funeral Medford, 11 Aug. 1811. By his first wife he had 
a son NathanieU who resided in the South, and was father of Duncan 
N. Ingraham, U. S. N., who rendered himself famous by his bold 
measure at Smyrna for the rescue of an Hungarian in 1854. See 
Hist. Medford, 494; and anecdote, ibid. 439. 

IRELAND, Sarah Ann, a;t. 15, o. c. and bap. 4 Nov. 1810; m. 
John Wilson, 23 Apr. 1811. 

IRWIN, George, had Gideon Charles, d. 4 Nov. 1836, a. 14; and 
Mary Ann, George Washington and Margaret Schotder, all bap. 19 Feb. 
1837. 

JACKSON, John, had son, d. 22 Dec. 1798, a. 5. A young man 
of this name, d. 30 Aug. 1841, a. about 23. 

JARVIS, John, had Susanna, h. 23 July, bap. 13 Aug. 1780; a 
son, d. 29 Apr. 1781. 

2. John, m. Adeline Rust, 6 .Jan. 1822. Adeline, w. of Capt. 
John, d. 17 June, 1842, a. 43. Had dau. Adeline Matilda, d. 28 June, 
1842, a. 9|. John Jarvis and Mrs. Hephzibah W. Locke, intention 
of marriage, 23 Apr. 1843. See Cutter Book, 233, 234, 394; also 
Locke Book, 163. 

JENKINS, Rebecca, and William Cooper, both Camb., m. 24 Apr. 
1780. 

JENNINGS, Anna, and Jonathan Cutter, m. 23 Nov. 1749. See 
Cutter (par. 12). Eunice E., m. John C. Stevens, of Boston, 11 
Apr. 1822. 

JERREL, Mr., belonged to the Baptist Society in Camb. N. W. Pet. 
21 July, 1787. 

JOHNSON, Mart, of Andover, was adm. Pet. ch. 13 Apr. 1746. 
Mary, of Charlestown this precinct, m. William Winship, Jr., 14 July, 
24* 



266 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

3748. See Wi/man, 5QS. Elizabeth, at Jason Eussell's, d. 8 Feb. 

1751, a. 17 yrs, Esther, of Woburn, m. Jonathan Eastman, of 
Concord, New Hamps, 15 Sept. 1776. Reuben, of Woburn, and 
Keziah Baldwin, of Woburn, m. 5 Aug. 1777. Seth, of Woburn, 
m. Abigail Symmes. of Medford, 10 Feb. 1780. Frederick, and 
Rboda Reed, m. 16 Oct. 1783. 

2. Reubp:n, m. Sarah Abbott Warren, of Charlestown, 20 May, 
1810. Sarah Abbott d. 29 Apr. 1811, a. 21; and Reuben's in- 
fant d. 11 May, 1811. Reuben, m. Rachel Buckman, 24 Oct. 1826. 
Had Sarah Ann, a. 10 yrs., bap. 7 July, 1837; William Sumner, d. 7 
Jan. 1836, a. 1 ; Reuben Sumner, bap. (a. 6 days) 7 July, 1837, d. 19 
Jan. 1838, a. 6| mos. Reuben the father d. previously to the death 
of this last one, viz.. on 16 July, 1837, a. 55. See Wyman, 562. 

3. Leonard, who m. Hannah Winship, of Lexington, 2 Apr. 1812, 
was the Leonard buried 30 Mar. 1835, a. 50; and Mrs. Hannah (his 
wid.) m. John Frost, 23 June, 1836. See Frost (par. 31). Miss 

Olive, i^rob. dau. of Leonard (3), d. 29 Oct. 1841, a. 25. 

JONES, Ephraim, Jr., of Concord, and Alice Cutler, m. 16 Nov. 

1752. James, m. Ruth Fiske, 1 Jan. 1778. Enos, of Ashburnham, 
m. Hannah Russell, of Charlestown, 26 Dec. 1790. Hannah (Wal- 
ter Russell's widow) dism. from Pet. eh. to Ashburnham, 26 May, 
1799. William, d. 26 Nov. 1807, a. 40. Rhoda, o. c. Pet. ch. 26 
June, 1808. Lydia, d. 29 Nov. 1822, a. 56. William, had Charles 
Parkman, bap. 3 Apr. 1808. 

2. George G., m. Ann Foreman, 14 Apr. 1813. George G., and 
w. Ann o. c. (she bap.) 22 May, 1814. Had George Barton, bap. 
22 May, 1814; Catherine Foreman, bap. 1 Oct. 1815. See Bond's 
Wat., also Paige, and Book of Lockes, 35, 65, &c. 

KEEP, Samuel Moody, and Martha Richardson, m. 1 Nov. 1826. 

KEMP, Lydia, of Westford, and John Phillips of Camb., m. 18 
May, 1764. 

KENDALL, Joshua, m. Susanna Shattuck, 25 Apr. 1771. Joshua 
(Shattuck), had Joshua, b. 5, bap. 9 Feb. 1777. Joshua (prob. the f.), 
d. 25 July, 1818, a. 72. Susanna, of Camb., m. Thomas Brown, of 
Waltham, 30 June, 1793, Polly, m. Gad Wyeth, 1 Dec. 1793. 
Betsey, m. Newell Bent, 3 Oct. 1805. Hannah, m. Solomon Har- 
rington, 7 Jan. 1813. Hannah, m. Washington Peirce, of Weston, 
30 Mar, 1820, Frederick A., of Medford, m. Selina A. Averill of 
Charlestown, 10 Sept. 1826. 

KENISTON, Daniel, and Lydia Harrington, of Lexington, m. 
10 Feb. 1828. 

KENNEDY, Artemas,' m. Polly Horton, 17 Sept. 1806. Ar- 

' The Mr. Nichols who delivered the oration on July 4, 1808, at West Cam- 
bridge, married at Westford, Mass., the daughter of Artemas Kennedy, the 
baker, and died there a few years after.— Letter of Ev R. Thompson to J. B. 
Russell, 1879. 



GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 267 

TEMAs and w. Polly were adm. Pet. ch. 18 Oct. 1807. Had Charles 
Rollin, bap. 18 Oct. 1807. 

KENT, Samuel, ra. Rebecca Adams, 27 Nov. 1740. He r. in 
Charlestown. Lucy, m. Joseph Adams. 3d, 6 Sept. 1770. Sarah, 
m. Col. Nathaniel Hawkins, of South Kingston, K. I., 5 Mar. 1778. 
Samuel, m. Rhoda Hill, 20 June, 1782. Samuel and w. Rhoda 
were adm. to this ch. 9 Mar. 1783; had Samuel, bap. (b. 7 Jan.) 9 
Mar. 1783. Samuel was dism. to 1st ch. in Cambridge, 11 Dec. 1803. 
Lucy, Sarah and Samuel were chn. of first Samuel. — See Wyman., 572, 
573. 

KETTEL or KETTLE, Joseph, late of Boston— had Joseiyh, b. 
4, bap. 8 Sept. 1776. See Wyman's Charlestown, 577. 

KEYES, Susanna, m. Benjamin Locke, 19 July, 179G. 

KING, Mary — who lived at Neh. Cutter's — d. 18 Aug. 1750, a. 
15 yrs. 

LAMSON, David, was rated here, 1781 . Indian per Wyman.bo^. 
See History of Precinct under 1775, for exploit on April 19. 

LANE, Hannah, d. 20 Nov. 1812, a. 39. Prob. wife of Eben- 
EZER, whose infant d. 27 Nov. 1812, a. 2 mos. Sarah, w. of P^ben- 
ezer, d. 28 Oct. 1842, a. 72. Washington J., had Susan Clark 
and George Washington, both bap. 7 June, 1835. Ebenezer was a 
pewholder here, 1805. 

LAWRENCE, Widow of Carab., d. 22 Nov. 1766, a. 84. 

Elizabeth, m. William Dickson, Jr., 3 Dec. 1741. Abigail, set. 20, 
o. c. and bap. 12 July, 1772. Isaac, of Boston, m. Mary Bowman 
Cutter, 13 Feb. 1791 (par. 42). Mary, m. Jackson Hubbard, 31 
Aug. 1823. 

LEACH, Alpheus, m. Eunice Russell, 30 Oct. 1805. A child of 
Alpheus, d. 8 Apr. 1806, a. 3 mos. Zadok, m. Mary Frost. 3 Apr. 
1810. Churchill W., m. Lydia Swan, 21 May, 1818. Thomas, 
m. Mary Russell, 22 Apr. 1821. Mary, was adm. Pet. ch. and bap. 
21 Nov. 1824. and d. 31 Aug. 1825, a. 24 Libbeus, of Braintree, 
m. INIary S. W. Brooks, 20 Oct. 1822. , Charlotte A., m. Horace 
W. Tarbell, of Leominster, 27 Feb. 1840. 

LEARNED, Catherine, m. Bezaleel Locke, 13 Oct. 1796. Han- 
nah, m. Samuel Locke, Jr., 12 Nov. 1797. Lucy, m. Thaddeus 
Peirce, 2 Sept. 1804. John. d. 5 June, 1807, a. 39. Thomas, d. 13 
Feb. 1812, a. 85. Hannah, d. 25 Jan. 1814, a. 75. See Bond's Wat., 
724, 851. 

LEATHERS, Mrs. Elizabeth, d. 16 Dec. 1805, a. 37. 

LEFEVRE , a mulatto, d. 15 Dec. 1798, a. 30. 

LEMMON, Joseph, d. 21 Dec. 1837, a. about 40. Elizabeth, d. 1 
Mar. 1839, a. 9 ; Joseph, d. — Jan. 1841, a. about 15. 



268 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

LEWIS, Mrs. Mary H., and William Pearcly, both Camb., m. 7 
Dec. 1838. 

LINCOLN, Mrs. Hannah, and Daniel Faloon, m. 3 Nov. 1837. 

LIVINGSTON, James, of Boston, m. Amy Sawtell Holden, of 
Charlestown, 17 Jan. 1796. James, and Amy Sawtell, o. c. here, 
the former' on 13 Nov. 1796, and the latter on 10 Aug. 1805. Amy 
Sawtell was adm. to this ch. 20 Sept. 1812. Had Sa7'ah Holden, 
bap. 13 Nov. 1796; John (a 15 mos. and sick), bap. 20 July, 1804, d. 
20 July, 1804, a. 15 mos.; also three chil. bap. in private 10 Aug. 
1805, viz., Mary Todd, who m. Jonas Peirce, Jr., 4 May, 1817, James 
McGregore, and John, who d. 10 Aug. 1805, a. 6 mos.; Royal Grafts, 
bap. 11 Sept. 1808. Amy Sawtell d. 21 Jan. 1814, a. 38. 

LOCKE (anciently LOCK). A very full genealogy of this family 
is given in the well known Book of the Lockes (Boston and Cambridge, 
1853). 

1. Francis (s. of William, s. of William, both of Woburn), was 
adm. Pet. ch, with w. Elizabeth, and dau. Elizabeth, at organi- 
zation of ch. 9 Sept. 1739. [She was Elizabeth Winship, and d. 

1758, a. 67 — dau. of Samuel Winship and b. 26 Nov. 1691 — see Paige, 
696.] Francis Locke o. c. at Medford, 7 Feb. 1714, where his son 
Sam?j.el was bap. 7 Feb. 1714, and dau. Elizabeth was bap. 1 July, 
1716. (The Hist, of Medford, p. 530, gives the date of his marriage 
as 25 Feb. 1713, and the births of his chil. Samuel and Elizabeth, as 
15 Jan. 1714, and 17 June, 1716.) Sarah, dau. of Francis Locke, 
was also bap. Medford, 12 Apr. 1719 (b. 10 Apr. 1719, Camb. R.). 
He had Francis, b. Camb. 3 Apr., bap. do. 9 Apr. 1721 ; John, b. do. 
8 Feb., bap. 14 Feb. 1725; and Benjamin, bap. Camb., 12 Oct. 1735, 
died young. Francis Locke and Elizabeth were adm. Camb. ch. 30 
Aug. 1724. Elizabeth Locke (their dau.) was adm. same ch. 18 June, 
1738. Francis, the father, built and occupied the house now stand- 
ing on the great road to Concord, in Arlington, corner of the road leading 
to Woburn and Burlington, at the place called the Foot of the Rocks. 
He m. wid. Martha Dunster, 15 Mar. 1759, and d. 3 Sept. 1770, a. 80. 
He was a Pet. committeeman, 1746, 1-747, and Pet. assessor also. 
His. wid. Martha d. of the palsy, 27 Ju«e, 1771, a. 81. Elizabeth, 
his dau., m. Zechariah Synmies of Charlestown, 16 June, 1748. Sa- 
rah, m. William Withington (of Stow, by 1747). 

2. Samuel, s. of Francis (1), m. Deborah Butterfield. His w. 
Deborah d. 7 Sept. 1769, a. 54. He was adm. Pet. ch. 8 Oct. 1769, 
and m. Mehitable Butterfield (wid. of the bro. of his first wife Debo- 
rah), 6 June, 1770. He o. c. Camb. ch. 7 Nov. 1736; and had bap. 
in thatch., Lydia, 7 Nov. 1736, and Benjaynin, 6 Aug. 1738. George 
Phillis, servant to Samuel, d. 2 Apr. 1745, a. 15 yrs. On Pet. 

1 The news of his death ,'n the West Indies, ?et. 25, received Jan. 18, 1799, 
mentioned in Wj'man's Geneilorjics, 622, M'as probably untrue, as the children 
bap. 180i-0S, are all named as children of him in the original record. 



GENEALOGICAL REGISTEK. 269 

records he had Benjamin, bap. 23 Dec. 1739 {Benjamin on record, 
but prob. should be Lydia, b. (27) Dec. 1739, m. Daniel Hill, 27 Aug. 
17G1); Deboraluh- 10, bap. 19 July, 1741, m. William Butterfield, 
12 Jan. 1768; Mary, b. 22 Dec. 1742, bap. 2 Jan. 1743, d. 23 Oct. 
1743. a. 10 mos.; Mary, b. 12, bap. 29 Jan. 1744, m. Nathaniel Cutter, 
of Woburn, 20 Nov. 1777 (par. 77); Elizabeth, b. 6, bap. 12 May, 
1745, m. Jason Russell, Jr., 28 Oct. 1762; a dau. {Sarah) b. 9 Sept., 
d. 23 Sept. 1746, a. 14 days; a dau., stillborn, 15 Dec. 1748, and 
Samuel, b. 15 (18), bap. 18 Dec. 1748; William, b. and bap. 20 May, 

1750, d. 9 Mar. 1752, a. 20 (22) mos.; Jonathan (twin), b. 6, bap. 8 
Dec. 1751, d. 31 Dec. 1751, a. 3 wks.; Ruth (twin), b. 6, bap. 8 Dec. 

1751, m. Isaac Watson, of Medford, 26 Sept. 1771; Phehe,h.dO 
Nov., bap. 3 Dec. 1753, m. Francis Locke, Jr., 1 Nov. 1772 (par. 8) 
— See Wyman, 623. Samuel the father " lived many years a tenant 
on the jDilace at the south part of West Cambridge [now Belmont], 
afterward owned by his son Samuel ; he died at small-pox house, 5 
Aug. 1775, a. 61." 

3. Francis, s. of Francis (1), had Francis (b. — 1743), d. 31 Dec. 

1752, a. 9 yrs.; Ruth (b. 27 Jan. 1746), d. 7 June, 1763, a. 18 yrs.; 
Sarah (b. 31 Mar. 1748, m. Aaron Fessenden of Townsend) ; Joseph, 
b. 14 Apr. 1750; Francis, b. 3 Mar. 1753; {Ruthin. 9 yrs. — Sarah 
(privately), a. 7 yrs. — Joseph, a. 4 yrs., and Francis, a. 2 yrs., chil. of 
Francis", Jr., all bap. Pet. ch. 31 'Mar. 1754); Hani:ah, b. 30 Mar. 
1755, m. Abraham Locke, of St. Georges (Me.), 20 June, 1776; 
Rebecca, b. 12 Apr. 1757, m. son of John Batts; Elizabeth (b. 27 Sept. 
1759), d. 28 Jan. 1776, a. 18 yrs.; Benjamin (b. 11 A^v. 1765). 
Francis the father d. 19 Mar. 1778, a. 6 [0] (57). His wid. Euth 
d. 8 Sept. 1807, a. 83. She was Ruth Fessenden (of Sandwich), and 
was m. at King's Chapel, Boston, 13 Sept. 1743. Francis Locke of 
Camb. hired Joseph Winship's place, 1768. See Wyman, 622. "He 
lived in his father's house, and was afflicted with a lame shoulder, and 
died at the house (afterward his gr.-son Abel's)." 

4. John, s. of Francis (1), m. Mary Frost, Jr., 2 Jan. 1752 — mar- 
riage fee \ crown. Had John,h. 8 June, 1753»; and Hephzibah Wheeler, 
b. 23 Feb. 1755. John the father d. 4 June, 1755, a. 30. Mary, 
wid. of JoHN.was adm.Pct.ch. 26 Oct.1755; and John, s. of wud. Mary, 
a. 3 yrs., and Hephzibah Wheeler, dau. of do., a. 8 mos., were both bap. 
9 Dec. 1755. Mary (John's widow), m. Oliver Stone, of Harvard, 
12 May, 1757. The dau. Hephzibah m. Frost. 

5. Bbnjamin, s. of Samuel (2), m. Mary Peirce, of Charlestown, 
2 Aug. 1757. (See Wyman, 623.) He o. c. Pet. ch. 30 Mar. 1760, 
and had 3Iary, b. 19, bap. 30 Mar. 1760, d. (13 July, 1790, never 
married); William, h. 27, bap. 29 Aug. 1762; Benjamin, b. 6, bap. 
7 July, 1765; Deborah, b. 22, bap. 2'^2 Jan. 1768, d. 28 Jan. 1768, 
a. 7 days ; a son, stillborn, 18 June, 1770 ; a child, b. 21 Dec, d. 22 Dec. 
1771, a. 1 day; a dau., stillborn, 7 June, 1775; a dau., b. 2 Sept., d. 7 
Sept. 1776, a. 4 days; a child (of Capt. Benj.), stillborn, 8 Aug. 1778. 
Capt. Benjamin belonged to the Baptist Society in Camb. N. W.Pct. 21 
July, 1787. He was Pet. committeeman and assessor in 1775. His 



270 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

wid. Mary d. 29 Dec. 1809, a. 71. "He lived where his son William 
afterward did, and d. 7 Dec. 1791, a. 53." He was a selectman of 
Camb. 1777, 1778, and assessor 1778, 1788, 1789; Avas captain of 
the comjoany of Meuotomy minute-men in April, 1775, afterward in 
Col. Thomas Gardner's regiment, and engaged in Bunker Hill Battle. 
This regiment was stationed, after the battle, in the lines of the Con- 
tinental Army, on Prospect Hill. 

6. Samuel, s. of Samuel (2), m. Margaret Adams, 16 May, 1771. 
Had Deborah, b. 10, bap. 15 Mar. 1772, m. Ephraim Cutter, 13 Mar, 
1791 (par. 24); Samuel, b. 12, bap. 15 Mar. 1773; Nathan, b. 4, bap. 
7 Aug. 1774; Joseph (b. 7 Sept. 1775); 3Iargaret, b. 3, bap. 8 
June, 1777, m. James Frost, 3d, 1 Feb. 1795 ; Martha, b. 3, bap.4 Oct. 
1778, m. Peter Tufts Jr., of Medford, 5 Apr. 1798; Daniel, b. 28, bap. 
31 Oct. 1779; /saoc,(b.27 June,)bap.l July,1781 ; A7ina, b. (3). bap. 9 
Feb. 1783, m. Charles Wellington, 12 Jan. 1809; John, b. (17), bap. 

— June, 1784, d. 22 June, 1784, a. 5 wks. (g. s.) ; Amos, b. (11), bap. 

— June, 1785; Joel, b. (1), bap. — Jan. 1787; Jonas, b. (15), bap. 
15 Mar. 1789; Leonard, b. (5), bap. 10 July, 1791, d. 18 Sept. 1791, 
a. 2 mo. (10 w.— g. s.) ; Oliver, b. (14), bap. 16 Sept. 1792. Mar- 
garet (w. of Samuel) d. 29 Oct. 1808, a. 59. Samuel the father d. 
13 Sept. 1819, a. 71. He was a selectman of Camb. 1789, 1790, 
and assessor, 1790-1805. He resided at the South part of West 
Cambridge [now Belmont], known as Flob-end. He was a sergeant in 
Capt. William Adams's Company, in Col. Thatcher's Regiment of 
Militia, which marched at the request of General Washington at 
taking possession of Dorchester Heights, 4 March, 1776. He was 
detached from Capt. John Walton's Company of Militia for Noddle's 
Island, 8 Dec. 1776, and was Lieutenant of same company. " Cam- 
bridge, May 9, 1777. Received of Capt. John Walton my wages, 
Sergt. Belknap's, Corp. Perry's, together with 25 men that were with 
me out of Capt. Locke's Company at Noddle's Island in Dec. 1776 — 
per me Samuel Locke, Lieut." ^ (Capt. Locke's Company was that 
of his brother Benjamin Locke, which belonged to the regular Con- 
tinental Army.) 

He was a Pet. committee man, 1791-93; Pet. clerk, 1789-1805; 
elected Pet. treasurer in 1787 and '88, but excused from serving; Pet. 
assessor, 1791-93, '95. See Wymmi, 623. 

7. Joseph, s. of Francis (3), m. Mary Butterfield, 19 Nov. 1772. 
UrA {Joseph), b. 22 June, 1773; {William), h. 6 Jan. 1775; {Mehit- 
able, b. 10 Jan. 1777), she m. Joseph Locke, 8d, 2 Mar. 1800; 
{Jonathan), b. (12 Feb.) 1780— See Wyman's Chs., 623; Stephen, who 
m. Sarah Davidson, 6 Feb. 1809; 3Iary, who m. John Perry, 29 Jan. 
1809; ^H who m. Elizabeth Whittemore of Chas. 21 Mar. 1815; 



^ See Paige, 428. In the Rolls of Capt. John Walton's Company of Militia, 
" that was detached for Noddle's Island in consequence of orders from the Coun- 
cil of this State on the 8th of December hist, 1776," are the names of Samuel 
Locke, lieut., Joseph Belknap, sergt., and James Perry, corp. The company was 
made up of men from Cambridge First and Second Parishes. 



GENEALOGICAL EEGISTER. 271 

/ra, who d. 18 Oct. 1801, a. 8 yrs. Joseph the father tl. suddenly, 
13 Sei)t. 1823, a. 73 (g. s.). He was prob. the Joseph Locke, a pri- 
vate in William Adams's Co., Thatcher's Regt., which marched at 
taking possession of Dorchester Heights, 4 Mar. 177G. 

8. Francis, s. of Francis (3), m. Phebe Locke, 1 Nov. 1772 — 
(see par. 2). A child of Fuaxcis, Jr., was b. 8 Feb. 1773 — prob. 
Ruth, who m. David Russell; had also Nancy, who m. Ebenezer 
Dexter of Lancaster ; Francis, m. Patty Davis, 19 Feb. 1804; Samuel, 
2d, m. Betsey Ash, 29 Nov. 1815. By second wife, Peter ; xiaron ; 
Davis ; Phebe, m. Jacob Newcomb of Chas. — See Wyinan, 624. 697. 
Francis the father m. Jenny Davis, 23 Nov. 1786. He d. 19 Jan. 
1812, a. 59 (g. s.). Jenny, wid. of the late Francis, d. 29 Oct. 
1839, a. 81. She was also the wid. of Jonathan Davis and dau. of 
Israel Hinds — see Hinds. 

9. John, s. of John (4), m. Sukey Sawyer — late Boston — 6 Feb. 
1777. Had here a son {John), b. — Dec. 1777; a child {Susan), b. 
13 Apr. 1780; a child {Mary), b. 12 Sept. 1782. He was a corporal 
in Capt. William Adams's Co., Thatcher's Regt., 1776/ 

10. William, s. of Benjamin (5), belonged to the Baptist Society 
in Camb. N. W. Pet. 21 July, 1787, and was the Williaji, Sen., who 
d. here 10 June, 1840, a. 78. Hannah, wife of William, Sen., d. 21 
Apr. 1837, a. 70. (She was Hannah Putnam of Medford, m. 28 Sept. 
1788.) William Henry, their sou (b. 8 May, 1789), d. 31 Dec. 1819, 
a. 31; prob. the William Henry, ait. 21, who o. c. and was bap. here 
7 Feb. 1813. William the father may be the William Locke who 
was out Feb. 1783, in the 9th Regt. He w^as selectman of Camb. 
1796-1802. See Wyynan, 623. 

11. Benjamin, s. of Benjamin (5), m. Hannah Cutter, 3 Dec. 
1789 (see Cutter, par. 37). He m. Susanna Keyes, 19 July, 1796. 
She d. 11 Feb. 1804, a. 36. He m. third, Mrs. Anne (or Ame) 
Brown, of Charlestown, 15 Mar. 1807. He belonged to the Baptist 
Society in Camb. N. W\ Pet. 21 July, 1787, and d. — styled Esq. — 
21 Apr. 1841, a 76. Anne, w. of Benjamin, from ch. in Charles- 
town, was adm. to this ch. (Rev. T. Fiske), 1811. A son Abner — of 
Benjamin and Susanna — d. 13 June, 1824, a. 23. Benjamin the 
father was a selectman of Camb. in 1806, 1807. Had Benjamin and 
Leander, rem. to French Grant, Ohio ; Delmont ; Hannah C; Susanna 
Keyes ; Mary Ami.^ See Wyman, 623. 

12. Samuel, s. of Samuel (6), m. Hannah Learned, 12 Nov. 1797. 
He d. 22 June, 1807, a. 34. His wid. Hannah d. 21 Nov. 1809, 

^ He was also a member of Capt. B. Locke's company of minute-men, 1775. 
John Locke, of Cambridge, enlisted for 9 mos. prior to 15 Aug. 1779 — aged 24 — 
5 ft. 7 in. — light. John Locke, of Camb., a 6 mos. man, Capt. Fox's Co., march- 
ed from Springfield, 26 July, 1780, aged 27 — 5 ft. 5 in., ruddy complexion. John 
of Camb. served in Hosmer's Co., 1780 or '81. 

* See Book of the Lorkes. Delmont, m. Rebecca R. Learned, 28 Nov. 1826, 
and was father of B. D. Locke, the present town treasurer and "town clerk of 
Arlington ; Susanna, m. Bowen Russell, 12 May, 1825 ; and Mary Ann, nv 
John A. P. Peirce, 16 Jan. 1834. 



272 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

a. 38. His dan. Hannah m. Abiel H. Fillebrown, 3 July, 1817; also 
had Samuel Adams, m. Lydia Stoddard ; Lucy, m. Joseph Clark : Ann 
Eliza, m. Peter Jones; Margaret Adams. See Book of the Lockes. 

13. Nathan, s. of Samuel (6), m. Sarah Cutter, 14 Nov. 1797. 
He d. (31 Oct.) 1823, a. 47. His dan. Clarissa m. Silas Wheeler, 
15 Sept. 1822; his child d. 3 Nov. 1801, a. IJ; Nathan; Joseph A.; 
Sarah C, m. Abijah Reed; Amos C. ; James S. ; Rebecca C, m. 
Alonzo Fiske; 3Iartha T. (d. 1835, a. 19); Letitia, buried here 4 
June, 1838, a. about 20. See Book of the Lockes. (Sarah his w. 
d. 27 Mar. 1846, a. 68 ; she was dau. of Gershom Cutter — see Cutter, 
par. 37.) 

14. Joseph, s. of Samuel (6), m. (styled 3d) Mehitable Locke, 2 
Mar. 1800. He d. 22 (28) June, 1803, a. 28 (g. s.). Had {Louisa), 
d. 6 Sept. 1802, a. 2 (or 1 yr. 10 mo. — g. s.) ; Louisa, m. Timothy 
Eaton, of Woburn, 5 Apr. 1829, W. Camb. — see Eaton; Mary, m. 
Charles Mclntire. See Book of the Lockes. His w. Mehitable was 
dau. of Joseph Locke (see par. 7). 

15. Daniel, s. of Samuel (6), m. Mary Williams, 15 Nov. 1802. 
Mary d. 11 Nov. 1807, a. 25. Had Martha Williams, bap. (a. 7 yrs.) 
7 Oct. 1810— the Martha Mary Williams, adm. Pet. ch. 13 Oct. 1822, 
and who m. here James Russell, 2d, 6 Nov. 1825. Daniel, of 
Northumberland, Penn., m. Mary Pool, of Boston, 14 Apr. 1825. 

He m. a second wife, Zerviah , and d. elsewhere, 13 Feb. 1847, 

a. 67J ; had by second wf. six chil. — see Locke Book. 

16. Isaac, s. of Samuel (6), m. Hannah Butterfield, 22 Mar. 
1807. He d. 27 Apr. 1840, a. 59. His son George A., m. Mary S. 
Davis, 4 Apr. 1839; his dau. Elizaheth B., m. John Hart, of Town- 
send, (8) Dec. 1830, W. C; FAwin, m. Eveline Perry, 24 Mar. 1842; 
Samuel B., d. 13 Jan. 1838, a. 21 ; had also Albert ; Isaac, m. Eliza- 
beth J. Brown, 1845; John,xa. Elizabeth Thompson, 1847; Caroline 
Augusta ; William Henry. See Book of the Lockes. 

17. Amos, s. of Samuel (6), m. Sally Tufts of Chas., 21 Oct. 1813. 
He d. 1 Apr. 1843, a. 58. No children. His wid. Sally d. in Ar- 
lington, 12 Aug. 1871, a 82 yrs. 6 mos. (g. s.). 

18. Joel, s. of Samuel (6), d. here 19 Apr. 1837, a. 50. His wife 
was Abigail Simonds, of Burlington, and he had a large family else- 
where. See Locke Book. 

19. Jonas, s. of Samuel (6), d. 21 Mar. 1825, a. 36. His wife 
was Hannah Merriam, m. 6 Apr. 1820, by whom he had two children. 
See Book of the Lockes. 

20. Oliver, s. of Samuel (6), m. Lavinia Smith, of Lexington, 
2 Apr. 1818. He resided at Lexington, and d. 5 Oct. 1842, a. 50. 
Had several children. See Book of the Lockes. 

21. Joseph, s. of Joseph (7), styled Jr., m. Abigail Munroe, 24 
June, 1801. He d. 24 (25) Mar. 1826, a. 53 (g. s.). His wid., Abi- 
gail, d. 14 May, 1838, a. 60 (g. s.). Had Eliza, m. Jonathan Wal- 
ton, 7 Sept. 1823; Rebecca M., m. Abijah Frost, 4 Jan. 1827; Ira, d. 
7 July, 1826, a. 19 (21, g. s.) ; Joseph ; Mehitable, m. Bowen Russell, 
6 June, 1833; Edmund Munroe, d. 22 Sept. 1825, a. 11 (g. s.) ; Pa- 



GENEALOGICAL KEGISTER. 273 

»?e//r/, in. J. L. Kidder; Nehemiah M. ; Abigail, m. Thaddeur Frost? 
29 Nov. 1827. The wife of Joseph was of Lexington origin. He 
resided in the house now occupied by Timothy Eaton. See Book of 
the Lockes. 

22. William, s. of Joseph (7), m. Hannah Porter (he styled Jr.), 
20 July, 1806. He had Caroline, m. Addison Hill: Emeline, m. Tho- 
mas P. Peirce, 9 Apr. 1829; Harriet, m. Thomas P. Peirce (his 
second wife) ; Henrietta, m. Artemas Locke, Jr. (par. 32) ; Hannah 
Munroe, m. Samuel F. Woodbridge, 5 Apr. 1843; William Porter ; 
Frederick James. See Locke Book. 

23. Samuel, s. of Francis (8), styled 2d. His wid., Betsey, d. 
13 Nov. 1841, a. 62. Had two sons. See Book of the Lockes. 

24. Peter, s. of Francis (8), m. Elizabeth Allen, 20, Dec. 1810. 
He d. 2 Mar. 1827, a. 38. Had Charles Damon, bap. 12 Apr. 1813; 
Hannah Maria Whittemore, bap. 12 Apr. 1813, m. John B. Perry, 23 
Aug. 1835; Francis Davis, bap. 5 Mar. 1815, d. 26 May, 1815, a. 3 
mos. ; Elizabeth Allen, bap. 14 July, 1816, m. Life Farmer, 1 Nov. 
1835. Elizabeth, w. of Peter, was adm. Pet. ch. 19 Mar. 1820. 
See Book of the Lockes. 

25. Aarox, s. of Francis (8), and w. Nancy, had here Martha 
Davis, d. 9 Nov. 1817, a. 16 mos. (g. s.) — see Locke Book ; Wi/mcm, 
623. (Aaron Locke d. 29 May, 1867, a. 76.) 

26. Davis, s. of Francis (8) — then from Medford — had child, d. 
here — Nov. 1841. Davis and Hannah Russell were m. here 13 Jan. 
1817. (Davis Locke d. 21 Sept. 1869, a. 74.) 

27. Nathan, s. of Nathan (13), m. Hephzibah Jones, at Boston, 
31 Nov. 1831. He d. May, 1840, a. 38, and Mrs. Hephzibah W., 
his wid., m. John Jarvis, intention of marriage here 23 Apr. 1843. 

28. Jonathan (s. of Jonathan, s. of James, s. of William — of 
Woburn — see Locke Book, p. 71), m. Mary Frost, 3 Jan. 1775. He 
o. c. here 22 Oct. 1775, and, a?t. 27, and "late Woburn," was adm. 
Pet. ch. and bap. 12 Apr. 1778. Styled Jr., had 3Iary, b. 9 Apr., bap. 
here 22 Oct. 1775; and Jonathan — of Jonathan, Watertown — bap. 
here 24 May, 1778. Jonathan Locke, Edward Richard's Co., Thos. 
Poor's Regt., service on North River fi-om June, 1778, to Mar. 1779. 
Roll sworn to at Watertown. (Mass. Eolls.) See Wyman, 623. 

29. James, brother of Jonathan (28), had dau. Sally, m. here Jo- 
seph Deane, of Medford, 1 Jan. 1807. James, a private, Wm. Adams's 
Co., Thatcher's Regt., 1776; was in John Walton's Co. in camp 31 
Oct. 1776; was out 3 mos. to 1 June, 1776, Walton's Co.,- Brooks's 
Regt.; discharged 228 miles from home. James, a corp. (per Paige, 
428). 

30. JosiAii, brother of Jonathan (28), had son Josiah, who m. 
Susanna Frost, 30 Jan. 1803, and o. c. and was baj^. Pet. ch. 8 Jan. 
1804; JosiAH, Jr., had here Susanna Broion, bap. 8 Jan. 1804; 
Elizabeth, bap. 1 June, 1805 (of Wob.), m. Samuel Smith, 20 May, 
1824; Cherry Adams, bap. 29 Mar. 1807, and adm. Pet. ch. 23 June, 
1822, m. Varnum P. Shattuck, of Chas., 18 Jan. 1827; Mary, bap. 
17 July, 1808, m. Edward Fowle, of Wob.; Josiah, d. 10 (11) Oct. 

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274 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

1810, a 2 mos. (7 wks. g. s.) ; Louisa, bap. 3 Nov. 1811, m. Jeduthim 
Fowle. of Wob. ; Rebecca Ann, baj). 12 Sept. 1813, m. Earl Wyman, 
of Wob.; Frances i^ros<, bap.,21 Apr. 1816 (d. 18 Dec. 1835, a. 20); 
Lucy Frost, bap. 24 May, 1818, m. Jotham Hill, of Woburn. Josiah 
the father (Capt. of Woburn) d. 21 Aug. 1818, a. 42 or 38. Susanna 
(widow), dism. from Pet. ch. to the 1st ch. in Woburn, 28 June, 1828. 
She m. Henry Gardner, of Woburn, 7 Oct. 1834, who d. 25 Sept. 
1837, a. 50. She d. 1 Feb. 1840, a. 61. (Capt. Josiah Locke, her 
husband, was drowned while haying in Medford, aged 38 — Woburn 
Records.) See Wyman, 623, for father. 

31. Asa, s. of Josiah, Sen. (30), had Elbridge G., who m. Eliza 
B. Cutter (15 May, 1832) — Cutter (par. 71); Almira W., who m. 
Hiram Andrews; Betsey R., m. Timothy Eaton; had also Lydia ; 
Josiah; Asa; Daniel Wyman ; Lucy Gardner, m. William Adams. 
The wife of Asa the father was Lucy Wyman, dau. of Daniel Wy- 
man of Woburn. See Book of the Lockes. 

32. Artemas, brother of Asa (31), m. Ruth Butterfield, 25 Apr. 

1816. A child of his, d. 16 Sept. 1825, a. 2 yrs. Had also Artemas, 
m. Henrietta Locke (par. 22) ; Helen E., m. Rev. Horace Welling- 
ton; ilfaria, m. Lewis P. Bartlett; Lorenzo; Benjamin; Adelaide; 
Henry Josiah. See Locke Book. 

33. MiCAJAH, brother of Asa (31), m. Elmira Russell, 20 Sept. 
1812. He resided in Lexington, in the house now occupied by Frank- 
lin Alderman, near Arlington line, and had a large family. See Book 
of the Lockes. 

34. Alfred, brother of Asa (31), m. Anna D. Peirce, 14 Apr. 
1814. Had ^//>e6?, bap. 8 Jan. 1815; William, bap. 6 June, 1819. 
Anna D., w. of Alfred, d. 20 Dec. 1822, a. 31. Alfred the fath- 
er d. 21 Dec. 1825, a. 32. See Wyman, 623. 

35. Jonathan, bi-other of Asa (31), m. (he, of Woburn) Eliza- 
beth Russell, 5 Mar. 1816. Had Lydia Ann; Elizabeth Richardson, 
m. Daniel Fifield (both Woburn); Adeline Matilda, m. Daniel W. 
Locke ; Jonathan Oliver ; Harriet Ann ; Varnum P. ; Mary G. ; 
Sarah M. ; Frances L. and others. 

36. Abraham, of St. George's (now Warren, Me.j, m. Hannah 
Locke, 20 June, 1776 (see par. 3). He was son of Daniel and Mary 
Locke, and b. at Acton, 31 June, 1752 {Daniel,* Daniel,^ William,^ 
William^). Abraham Locke, of George's, appears on the rolls of the 
Provincial Army during the Revolution. 

37. Bezaleel (not of W. Camb.), m. Catharine Learned, 13 Oct. 
1796. He was a native of Southboro'. See Locke Book, 109, &.c. 

38. Lydia, and Emery Whitney, of Lexington, m. here 29 May, 

1817. See Locke Book, p. 74. George, d. 1 July, 1796, a. 8 yrs. 

LOMBARD, Esther, w. of N. K., d. 26 Oct. 1841, a. 55. Dau. 
of Ammi Cutter — Cutter (par, 20). 

LOPOS (otherwise Lopus, Lopous, Lopez), John, of Woburn, m. 
Catherine AVilsou of Camb., 6 Nov. 1760. Had Catherine, b. 27, 
bap. 31 Oct. 1762; John, b. 30 Jan., bap. 3 Feb. 1765; Andrew, b. 



GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 275 

10. bap. 15 June, 1766; Nathan,}). 17, bap. (privately— sick) 26 June, 
1768, d. 28 June, 1768, a. 11 days; Sarah, b. 26 Feb., bap. 4 Mar. 
1770; Ruth, b. 7, bap. 12 Dec. 1773; Samuel, h. 4, bap. 11 Aug. 

1776. A son of John, expired at the birth, , 1761. Mr. 

John d. 1 Sept. 1793, a. 70. See Wyman's Chs., 628 — name " Lo- 
■pans" for possible mention of two of this group. 

LORD, Maria Eunice, m. Dr. Timotliy Wellington, 17 Oct. 1813 
(She was b. at Berwick, 5 June, 1773.) 

LORING, Richard, and Elizabeth Rand, both of Camb., m. 9 
Nov. 1780 — fee a silver dollar. See Wyman, 631. 

LOTTRIDGE, Elizabeth, of Boston, m. Ephraim Frost, 3d, of 
Camb., 14 July, 1793. Lucretia, d. 11 Jan. 1801, a. 21. 

LUCAS (or LucJds), Henry, of Boston, m. Martha Cutter, 12 Feb. 
1767. Martha — '■'•unhappy ivife of John " — d. "of grief," 7 June, 
1772, a. 30. See Cutter (par. 16). Henry and John are prob. the 
same person. 

MACCORLY (or Maccarty), John, a^t. 8, bap. (on Wid. Elizabeth 
Swan's account) 25 Dec. 1757. 

MACKIE, Sally, d. 17 Nov. 1807, a. 57. 

MALLET or MULLETT, Anne— living at Mrs. Hutchinson's, 
Charlestown — adm. Pet. ch. 19 Jan. 1755. 

2. Ephrai.m (late Charlestown — buried here), d. 10 Mar. 1776. 
Mallet — see Wyman's Chs., 649. 

3. Ephraim, of Charlestown, son of Ephraim (2), m. Mercy 
Cook of Camb., 28 May, 1782. Ephraim, a soldier of the Revolu- 
tion — see Wyman, 649. 

4. Josiah, d. here 6 Oct. 1739, a. 70. 

5. John, had w. Lydia, who o. c. Pet. ch. 29 Feb. 1742. Mullet 
— he m. Lydia Warren, 1738 — Wi/man, 693. He, adult, vet. 30, 
was bap. here 28 Feb. 1742. Had Lydia, bap. 28 Feb. 1742, 
m. Daniel Cooper (she of Charlestown, this Pet.), 9 May, 1764 
— Widoio Lydia Cooper, at her father Mullet's, d. 4 Dec. 1777, 

a. 39 ; Mary, b. 13 Aug., bap. 5 Sept. 1742, m. (she of Chas.) Samuel 
Gookin of Camb., 22 Dec. 1761 ; Elizabeth, jet. 18, or aged 19 (prob. 
a dau. of John) o. c. and was bap. here 11 Apr. 1762, m. Daniel Bay- 
ley, 28 Mar. 1776; John, Jr., at Joseph Russell's, d. 15 Oct. 1762, a. 
17 yrs. ; a child, b. 7 July, 1749, d. 3 Jan. 1750, a. 6 mos. ; an infant, 
d. 18 Oct. 1751, a. 3 weeks; a dau., b. 12 Sept. 1754; twin children, 

b. 28 Jan. 1756, one of which d. (25) Jan. 1756, a. 1 hour, and the 
other was stillborn. John was a soldier in the French War. See 
Wyman, 693. 

6. Robert — prob. gr.-s. of John (5), see Wyman, 693 — had son, 

d. , 1799, a. 5 mos. Sarah, d. 19 Apr. 1814, a. 41 — dau. of 

Robert, son of John (5) — see Wyman. Ruthy, d. 19 Nov. 1822, a. 

, 44 — wife of Robert (6) ? — see Wyman, 693. William, d. 9 June, 
1838, a. 32. Robert, same as (6)?, m. Margaret Fowle of Chas., 9 
Auir. 1825. 



27 G HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

MANN, William, m. Susan Bemis, 24 Jan. 1813. "William 
(adult, bap. 10 Oct. 1813), o. c. Oct. 1813. Had Susan Emeline, bap. 
10 Oct. 1813. 

MARSH, Mansur W., had Charles Files, bap. 18 Oct. 1835. 

MARSTON, Ward, and Mary Ann E. V. Webber, of Charlestown, 
m. 14 Apr. 1826. 

MASON, Rachel, set. 18 — brought up at Jason Dunster's — o. c. 
and bap. 14 Feb. 1762, m. Francis Withington, 6 Jan. 1763. Ruth, 
adult, set. 18, living at Jonathan Cutter's, bap. 25 May, 1766. Melli- 
CENT, of Lexington, m. Robert Bull of Camb., 7 Oct. 1771. Lucy, 
m. Samuel Childs, of Camb., First Pet., 8 July, 1779. Nehe- 
MiAii and Lydia Cutter, intention Camb., 23 Sept. 1803. Dau, of 
Jonas — see Cutter (par. 23). See Paige, 608, &c. 

MATTHEWS, Miss Ruth (at James Brown's), d.. 30 Oct. 1841, 
a. 21. 

IMAYNARD, Dr. Elias, of Dunstable, N. H., and Mrs. Joanna 
Shaw, of Lexington, m. 10 Feb. 1806. 

McINTIRE, child of , d. 1825, a. 2 yrs. (Charles Mack- 

intire, an original member of Baptist Church, 1817.) 

McLENNAN, Isabella, m. William T. Robinson, 6 June, 1836. 

MEAD, Benjamin, of Medford, m. Susanna Collins, of Camb., 26 
Feb. 1781. Clarissa and Nathaniel Harrington, of Lexington, m. 
30 Nov. 1815. Samuel 0., of Boston, m. Mary Maria Dix Welling- 
ton, of W. Camb.. 27 June, 1822; Samuel 0.,had Henry Oliver, bap. 
here 18 Nov. 1838. Israel, d. 29 Dec. 1835, a. 84. John P. 
Duncklee [see Wyman's Chas., 311] erected a stone, 1797, here in 
memory of his sister Sarah Mead, who d. 1 June, 1794, a. 37. 

MEEK, Lydia, of Salem, m. John Wilson, of Camb., 31 Mar. 
1793. 

MERRIAM, Julia Ann, of Lexington, m. Rev. Caleb Stetson, of 
Medford, 22 Aug. 1827. 

MILES, Elizabeth, of Concord, m. Jonathan Robbins, 7 July, 
1774. Mary, of Camb., m. William Todd, Jr., late Boston, 7 Apr. 
1776. 

MILLER, James, had child, b. — Nov. 1760, d. soon. Hezekiah 
R., m. Mary Reed, of Charlestown this district, 12 Mar. 1809. See 
Wyman, 670, 674. 

MIXER, Josiah, of Waltham, m. Lydia Perry, 29 Nov. 1773. 
Mrs. Lydia d. 5 Nov. 1799, a. 76. 

MOORE, Thomas, had Benjamin, b. 25, bap. 29 Mar. 1741 ; Sa- 
rah, b. 6, bap. 8 Dec. 1745. Thomas, s. of Thomas, d. 22 July, 
1743, a. 18. Mrs. , at Joseph Robbins's — d. 9 Sept. 1751, a. 



GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 277 

70. Maky, 111. Aaron Cutter, 1 Apr. 1745 — Cutter (par. 17). 
Abigail, m. Henry Duuster, Jr.. 27 Apr. 1748. Elizabeth, m. 
Thomas Robbins, 1 May, 1746. Haxxah, m. Samuel Switcher, of 
Athol, 24 Oct. 1792. Haxnah, m. Uela Greenwood, 30 Apr. 1826. 
MORRILL, Elizabeth, d. 20 Feb. 1824, a. 35. Ava, m. Alice 
Parker, 30 Nov. 1826. 

MORSE, Mrs.— dau. of Joel Tufts, d. 4 July, 1842. 

MORTON, Philander (stranger), d. 7 Mar. 1826, a. 22. 

MOTT, Joseph B., m. Sarah A. Greenleaf, 1 Jan. 1836; Sarah 
A. G., wife of Joseph — Gharhstoion End— A. 30 Nov. 1836, a. 28. 
Joseph B., m. Mrs. Susan Wynian, 27 Jan. 1841. (Joseph B. Mott 
d. 10 Dec. 1857, a. 48. Susan Mott d. 19 Nov. 1870, a. 75.) 

MULLET or MULLETT. See MALLET. 

MUNROE, Abigail— of Concord- adm. Pet. ch. 8 Nov. 1741. 
Philip, of Lexington, had P//?'/?/*, bap. here 26 Aug. 1753; Mary 

(perluips of same), bap. here 7 Oct. 1753. Isaac, had child, b. ■ 

1779 (see Locke Book, 125?). Isaac, belonged to the Baptist Society 
in Camb. N. W. Pet. 21 July, 1787. [Deacon of Baptist ch. at 
Menotomy — per Locke Book, 67.] See Wyman, 682; Locke Book. 
Isaac, d. 12 Apr. 1806, a. 45 — son of foregoing Isaac — see Locke 
Book, 125.^ Isaac's child, d. 24 Apr. 1808, a. 2 — see Locke Book, 
125. Abigail, d. 5 Mar. 1809, a. 45, wife of Isaac who d. 1806 (see 
Locke Book). Rebecca, of Lexington, m. Jonathan Whittemore, of 
Camb., 1 Feb. 1795. Rebecca, of Lexington, m. Ichabod Fessenden, 
of Camb., 7 June, 1795. Abigail, m. Joseph Locke, Jr., 24 June, 
1801. Sally, m. John Davis, of Charlestown, 16 Feb. 1800. Dau. 
of Isaac (Dea.). See Wyman, 682; Locke Book, 67. 

MUZZEY or MUZZY, William, of Lexington, m. Lydia Reed, 
of Charlestown, this Pet., 29 Nov. 1764. See Wyman, 695. Miss 

1 Isaac Mimroe, s. of Isaac and Abigail, andgr.-s. of Dea. Isaac, ofMeuotomy, 
was born 26 April, 178o ; married Emily Wheeler, of New Ipswich, N. H., 28 
October, 1807. He was a printer, and was of the tirm of Munroe & French, 
publishers of the Boston Patriot, established 1809. In 1812 he removed to Bal- 
timore, ild., and was associated in publishing the Baltimore Patriot, which sup- 
ported Mr. Madison's administration and the war of 1812, and was an influen- 
tial journal for half a century. He Avas a volunteer in the Artillerj^ Company of 
Fenciblcs, commanded by Chief- Justice Nicholson, at the time of the attack on 
Baltimore by the British in 1814, and was stationed at Fort McHenry. He was 
appoiiTted by Gov. Sprigg one of his staff. He was an influential man in Bal- 
timore, and was at one time named as a candidate for Governor of Maryland, 
but declined the nomination. His parents both dying, leaving a large family of 
young children, he became a second father to them, and gave them a good edu- 
cation. [His brother Henry was killed on board theU. S. frigate Chesapeake, in 
her sanguinary battle with the British frigate Shannon, off Boston Harbor, 
June, 1813. Another brother, Charles, was a lieutenant in the 4th U. S. Infan- 
try, which did good service in many of the battles on the northern frontier, in 
the above war. He was a brave and gallant officer. Others of this family be- 
came famous. — See Locke Book, 125, &c.] — J. B. Russell, 
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278 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

Esther, d. 10 Oct. 1788, a. 53. Elmika, and Charles Reed of 
Lexington, m. 23 Oct. 1817. See Paige, 615. 

NACK, William— stranger— d. 20 July, 1813, a. 21. 

NASON, Jacob, d. 16 Apr. 1812, a. 45. He m. Rlioda Whitte- 
more. Rhoda, w. of Jacob, o. c. Pet. cli. 4 Apr. 1802. She was 
adm. same ch, 28 Aug. 1803. Had Jacob Hartshorn, bap. 4 Apr. 
1802, d. 8 Sept. 1802, a. 6; Rhoda Whittemore, bap. 4 Apr. 1802, m. 
Steijhen Emory, Esq., 8 Apr. 1816; Lydia Whittemore, bap. 4 Apr. 
1802, d. 5 Sept. 1802, a. 2; Jacob, bap. 24 Oct. 1802, d. 10 Feb. 
1807, a. 4; Lydia Clementine Whittemore, bap. 22 July, 1804; Susan 
Atm,ha.^. 18 May, 1806; James Bidlard and Catherine Ballard (twms), 
bap. 17 July, 1808— one of which d. 23 Feb. 1809, a. 6 mos.; Car- 
oline Whittemore, bap. 12 May, 1811, d. 5 Aug. 1811, a. 1. [Mrs. 
Rhoda, relict of Jacob Nason, formerly of West Cambridge, died in 
Orange, 24 Aug. 1857.] 

2. " Nathaniel, m. Sally Swan, 20 Oct. 1803. Eliakim, d. 18 
May, 1841, a. 75. See Wyman, 696. 

NEGRO. There have been many negroes in former times in the 
Precinct. Some were slaves. 

Negro Boy, d. 5 June, 1791, a. 12 yrs. Thomas, a negro, d. 11 
Oct. 1794, a. 80. Mulatto Girl, at the poor-house, d. 14 Jan. 
1819, a. 4. 

NEWELL or NEWHALL, Jacob, m. Elizabeth Hodgkins, 21 
Aug. 1766. Fee a crown. Jacob, o. c. here 29 May, 1768, and 
Jacob, adult, fet. 30, was bap. 5 June, 1768. Had a son, b. 21 June, 
1767, d. 5 July, 1767, a. 2 weeks; Elizabeth, b. 21 May, bap. private- 
ly 5 June, 1768; William, b. 10, bap. 17 Dec. 1769. See Wyman, 
704, No. 34. Eliphalet, son of Capt. Newell, of Charlestown, b. 
26 Aug., bap. 1 Sept. 1776. See Wyman, 700, No. 13. 

NICHOLS, Charity E., m. Abijah Cutter, 23 Oct. 1814— Cutter 
(par. 50). William, and Sally Reed, of Lexington, m. 2 Apr. 1816. 
William, of Boston, and Louisa Carlisle of W. Camb., m. 9 May, 
1826. Mrs. Louisa Carlisle Nichols was buried here 2i Feb. 
1842. 

NILES, John, m. Abigail Frost, 27 Mar. 1803. Abigail d. 20 
Sept. 1820, a. 37. See Frost (par. 12). 

NORCROSS, John, m. Peggy Everett, 8 Aug. 1799. 

NOURSE, Nathan, of Camb., m. Sybil (or Sibbel) Bowman, of 
Charlestown, 24 Mar. 1803. See Wyman, 712. Mrs. Sybil (Sibil) 
m. Jonathan Frost, 24 Nov. 1810. See Frost (par. 21). 

NOTES, Doct. Nathaniel, m.^ Lydia Whittemore, 18 May, 1819. 
Nathaniel (Dr.) d. 29 Mar. 1823, a. 79. He was b. Boston 20 
Dec. 1743, grad. H. U. 1763, and was a druggist of Boston, where his 
old apothecary shop is lately renewed by William Read as a gun store 



GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 279 

(Shiirtleff, Top. 8^ Hist. Desc. Boston, 404) ; he m. first, Mary Anna 
Phillil)s (see Bond's Wat. 880), who d. 20 Apr. 1791,bemgm. by the 
Rev. Samuel Cooper, Boston, 21 Nov. 1771. His father Belcher 
Noyes [II. U. 1727], d. 21 Nov. 1785, s. of Oliver Noyes [II. U. 
1G95]. Ann Belcher, b. 1684, a sister of Gov. Belcher, m. Oliver 
Noyes, prob. the parents of Belcher Noyes {N. E. Hist. Gen. Reg. 
xxvii. 240). His mother, Ann Williams, dau. of Nathaniel and Ann 
Williams, m. Belcher Noyes. 3 Mar. 1736, d. 3 Apr. \1%Q.— Letter of 
Miss Lydia C. W. Nason, Athol, Mass., 1872. He had a second wife, 
Rebecca, who d. W. Camb. 9 Sept. 1818.' His wid. d. 21 Sept. 1863, 
a. 91. 

NUTTING, AbiCxAIL (widow), o. c. Pet. ch. 11 June, 1749. Wid. 
Abigail had Abigail, hn\). — privately — 11 June, 1749, d. 16 July, 
1749, a. 2 yrs. Abigail m. Adino Carter, of Woburn, 12 Feb. 
1756. 

OSBORN (sometimes Ozoorn), Thomas, bap. by the Rev. John 
Hancock, of Lexington, here 1 Apr. 1733, "and this was the first 
child baptized in the congregation at the school-house at Menotomy." 
— Rev. John Hancock. The same gentleman bap. here Mehcy Os- 
BORX. 13 Apr. 1735. These before the church organization was ac- 
complished. 

2. Abraha^i, who was a sergeant from Cambridge in the French 
War, was prob. the Abraham who o. c. Pet. ch. 16 Oct. 1757, and 
had Elizabetk, b. 14 Sept., bap. 16 Oct. 1757, m. William Eaton, of 
Reading, 1 Jan. 1781 ; Ahrahain — of Abraham, of Charlestown, de- 
ceased — bap. here 8 July, 1759. Elizabeth, of Chas. this Pet., wid. 
of Abraham (2), m. Nathan Champney, of Camb., 23 June, 1760. 
See Wyman, 716, 717. Timothy, m. Mary Wilson, of Boston, 29 
Nov. 1827. 

OTIS, James, a pewholder here, 1805. See Wyman, 719. 

PACKARD, Hannah, m. Nehemiah Cutter, Jr., 24 Nov. 1808, 
Camb. See Cutter (par. 66). 

PAGE, Hephzibah, of Hampton — at Capt. Carteret's — d. 5 Aug. 
1765, a. 29. Niece of Mrs. Carteret, and gr.-dau. of Jonathan Duns- 
ter (par. 1), and dau. of Rev. Solomon Page [H. U. 1729], 0|f Hamp- 
ton, N. H. See the Dunster Descendants (by S. Dunsterj, p. 27; 
Wyman, 720. Timothy, of Bedford, m. Margaret Wellington, of 
Camb., 12 June, 1766. 

PALMER, Stephen, Jr. — Camb. — had Sarah, bap. in this Pet. 
30 July, 1775; Polly, m. Samuel Frost Wyman, 10 Nov. 1796; Eu- 

1 Sept. 20, 1804. Deed mentions Nathaniel Noyes of Boston, Gentleman, and 
Rebecca, his Avife. 

May 25, 1807. Deed of Nath' and Rebecca, of land purchased by my late 
grandfather Oliver Noyes, Esq. 

Nov. 15, 1815. Deed of Nath' and Rebecca.— J. N. M. 



280 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

nice, m. Epliraim Cook, 3d, 7 May^ 1807. Joshua, bro. of Stephen 
(1), m. Mara Cooper, 23 May, 1791. See Paige, 621; Wijman, 
725. Pamelia a., m. William L. Clark, 17 May, 1840. 

PARK, and PARKS, Dolly, m. Benjamin Putnam, 21 Aug. 
1803. Emerson, had Henry, d. 29 July, 1835, a. 14; ^//>W, bap. 
28 Nov. 1824; Sarah Ann, bap. 1 Oct. 1826. Emerson was chosen 
deacon of the ch. (provisionally) 8 Apr. 1841. 

PARKER, Ebenezer, of Stoneham. m. Anna Williams, of Camb., 
25 Oct. 1749 — fee 20s. Anna — late Williams — was dism. from this 
ch. "to Stoneham," 7 Apr. 1754. Henry, of Woburn, m. Abigail 
Hutchinson, of Charlestowu, 28 May, 1807. See Wyman, 728. 
John, of Brighton, m. Harriet Maria Green, 6 May, 1813. Lydia, 
of Lexington, m. Isaac Herrick, of Brighton, 20 July, 1815. Eliza- 
beth, m. Henry Swan, 27 Aug. 1815. Alice, d. 24 Feb. 1817, a. 
51. Rebecca, of Harvard, m. James Cutter, Sen. (par. 21), of W. 
Camb., 29 Aug. 1819. Alice, m. Ava Morrill, 30 Nov. 1826. Da- 
vid, d. 27 Mar. 1838, a. 77. 

PATTEE, , mother of Jesse, d. 5 Oct. 1837, a. 67. 

PATTEN, Hannah, d. 16 Sept. 1739, a. 50. Widow, d. 11 Aug. 
1747, a. 78. William, d. 19 July, 1805, a. 21. See Paige, 624. 

PATTERSON, Sally, m. Ebenezer Putnam, 25 Apr. 1806. Mr. 
, had dau. d. 26 Dec. 1839, a. 1, and dau. d. 8 Jan. 1840, a. 5. 



PAYNE, Daniel, d. 1 Jan. 1777, a. 82; the wife of Daniel d. 
23 Feb. 1766, a. 63. Susanna, dau. of Daniel, was adm. Pet. ch. 
18 Oct. 1761, prob. the Susanna who m. John Wilson. Jr., 10 Oct. 
1765; Keziah, dau. of Daniel, was adm. Pet. ch. 30 Mar. 1766; 
Hannah, m. William Robbins, Jr., 5 Mar. 1767; Ruth, m. Jason 
Belknap, 9 Jan. 1770. See Wyman, 1'2'2, for Daniel the father; his 
wife was Hannah Belknap, m. about , 1730, per Wyman. 

PAYSON, Samuel, had George Henrij, bap. in private 2 Mar. 
1807, prob. child of Samuel, d. 4 Mar. 1807, a. 1 ; a child, d. 23 Feb. 
1810. a. 1 mo.; Caroline Amelia, bap. 29 May, 1814, d. 16 July, 1815, 
a. 2. ' 

PEARCLY, William, and Mrs. Mary H. Lewis, both Camb., m. 
7 Dec. 1838. 

PEAVY, Mrs. , "by poison supposed," — d. 27 Aug. 1842, a. 

27. 

PEIRCE, Mary, of Charlestown, ni. Benjamin Locke of Camb., 
2 Aug. 1757. Benjamin, of Lexington, m. Elizabeth Symmes, of 
Camb., 28 Mar. 1771. Solomon, from ch. in Lexhigton, was adm. 
Pet. ch., with wife Amity, 15 June, 1788. (She was Amity Fessen- 
den — see Bond's Wat., 395.) Amity, d. 18 Feb. 1811, a. 68. Solo- 
mon, d. 16 Oct. 1821, a. 79. Capt. Solomon Peirce was a Pet. com- 



GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 281 

mitteeman, 1794, '95. Bktsey. m. Amos Russell, 20 Dec. 1793. 
Samukl, m. Sophia Stetlraan, 20 Mar. 179G. Lucy, m. Josiah Dit- 
son, of Boston, 5 Apr. 1797. 

2. AuNER, had a child, d. 26 Sept. 1796, a. 2; Abner, bap. 4 Mar. 
1798; Harriet, bap. 4 Mar. 1798, d. 7 July, 1809, a. 16; Larkin, bap. 
20 May, 1798, d. 12 July, 1801, a. 3; Lucy, bap. 31 July, 1803. 
Grack, wife of Abner, of Lexington, d. here 27 Aug. 1842, a. 72. 
[He m. Grace Harrington, 22 July, 1793. — Leximjton Records.'] 

3. Thaddeus, m. Lucy Learned, 2 Sept. 1804. Thaddeus o. c. 
here 19 May, 1805, and had Lucy, bap. 19 May, 1805. 

4. Jonas, and w. Lydia, and Lydia, daughter, o. c. 20 Oct. 1805; 
and Lydia, wife of Jonas, Anna Dummer, Jonas, George, Roxa, 
Ehenezer Prentice (d. 20 Apr. 1870, a. 67) and Sarah Prentice, child- 
ren of Jonas, were all bap. 20 Oct. 1805; had also TJiomas Perkins, 
bap. 15 June, 1806; John Appleton Prentiss, bap. 27 May, 1810; 
Amanda, bap. 20 May, 1813; Elizabeth Melinda, bap. 29 Sept. 1816. 
JoxAS the father and w. Ly'dia were adm. Pet. ch. 28 Aug. 1808; 
Anna Dummer was adm. do. 28 June, 1812, and m. Alfred Locke, 14 
Apr. 1814; Roxa m. Alfred Brooks, of Lincoln, 30 Sept. 1821; 
Sarah P. m. Daniel Grant, 29 Aug. 1824; Elizabeth 3Minda m. 
Thomas Ramsdell, 24 Nov. 1836. Jonas the father was Precinct 
assessor 1805-07. He was s. of Solomon, from Lexington (par. 1), 
who was wounded at Lexington Battle. 

5. John, m. Mary Ash, 19 May, 1811. John's child, d. 13 Aug. 
1813, a. 9 mos. 

6. Abner, s. of Abner (2), had Harriet Ann, bap. 19 Mar. 1820, 
d. (buried here) 16 June, 1842, a. 22, unm. ; Abner Gorham, bap. 1 
July, 1821 ; Sarah Louisa, bap. 27 July, 1823. Abner m. Eliza Tufts, 
2 Nov. 1826. Sarah C, d. 27 May, "1824, a. 25 (wife?). 

7. Jonas, s. of Jonas (4), m. Mary T. Livingston, of Charles- 
town, 4 ]\ray, 1817. Jonas. Jr., and w. Mary, o. c. 28 Sept. 1823, 
and had Jonas Lorenzo, James Adams and Mary Emma, all bap. 28 
Sept. 1823. Jonas the father d. 10 Sept. 1840, a. about 46, and 
Jane Maria, dau. of late Jonas, d. 31 May, 1842, a. 7. 

8. George, s. of Jonas (4), m. Harriet Russell, 29 Mar. 1819. 
George and w. Harriet o. c. 19 Nov. 1820. Harriet, adult, and 
Harriet Ann, (^2iw.. oi George, were both bap. 19 Nov. 1820; had 
also Ehnira, bap. 3 Nov. 1822, and Louim, bap. 26 Sept. 1824. 
Harriet A. m. Lemuel Pitts, of Charlestown, 7 Mar. 1839. Ehnira 
m. William W. Cotting, 22 Dec. 1840. 

9. Thomas P., s. of Jonas (4), had George W., d. 25 June, 1837, 
a. 5 weeks. He m. Emeline and Harriet Locke {Locke Book, 286). 

10. John A. P., s. of Jonas (4), m. Mary A. Locke {Locke Book, 
282). J. Winslow and Warren A. Peirce are his sons. 

11. Abel, of Charlestown, m. Ehnira (or Almira) Russell, of W. 
Camb., 4 Apr. 1822. PLlmira, w. of Abel, Jr., Charlestown, was adm. 
Pet. ch. 6 Aug. 1826, and the same was dism. thence to the 1st ch. in 
Woburn, 28 June, 1828. Almira, wife of Abel, Charlestown, d. — 
Oct. 1836, a. about 30. 



282 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

12. Samuel, of Wilmington, m. Elizabeth Hovey, of W. Camb., 
22 Aug. 1813. Washington, of Weston, m. Hannah Kendall, of 
W. Camb., 30 Mar. 1820. Abijah, of Winchendon, m. Mary Pren- 
tiss, 3 Sept. 1826. Nathaniel, and Abigail Wellington, of Lexing- 
ton, m. 25 Nov, 1827. 

PENNY, Samuel, d. 30 June, 1826, a. 33. 

PERKINS, Lathrop, m. Anna Frost, 16 Apr. 1809. A child of 

Latiirop, d. , 1825, a. 3 yrs. Hannah, m. Robert Emerson, 

17 Nov. 1836. 

PERRY, Mercy, widow, adm. Pet. ch. at organization, 9 Sept. 
1739, d. 23 June, 1748, a. 78. John Perry, had land at Cambridge 
Rocks, 1706-7. — Proprietors' Records. 

2. Ebenezer, had Ahijah, b. (14), bap. 3 Oct. 1 742. 

3. James, had Lydia, b. 19, bap. 26 June, 1743, m. Ephraim Frost, 
3d, 6 June, 1765; Ruth, b. 24 (Sept.), bap. 27 Oct. 1745, d. 8 Jan. 
1750, a. 5; Mercy, b. 17, bap. 31 Jan. 1748, m. William Hill, 3 Dec. 
1767; James, b. 1 May, 1750; Ruth, b. 10 Oct. 1752, m. John Adams, 
2 Dec. 1773; Jolin, b. 9 Dec. 1754, bap. 19 Jan. 1755; Jonathan, b. 
4, bap. 13 Mar. 1757 ; Elizabeth, bap. 22 Apr. 1759 ; Joseph, b. 8, bap. 
28 Aug. 1763; jBe?yam»2, b. 30 June, bap. 18 Sept. 1768. Lydia, 
w. of James, was adm. Pet. ch. 23 Apr. 1 769. James d. of a lethargy, 
30 May, 1771, a. 60. James Perry and Lydia Tufts were m. 14 Oct. 
1742 — Charlestown Records. See Wyman, 739, Nos. (4) (10). She 
may be the Lydia, who m. Josiah Mixer, of Waltham, 1773 (see par. 
10). James Perry was Precinct collector in 1770. 

4. James, s. of James (3), m. Sarah Adams, Jr., 19 Oct. 1773. 
James and w. Sarah were adm. Pet. ch. 15 May, 1774. Had James, 
b. 5, bap. 7 Aug. 1774; Sarah, b. 12, bap. 24 Mar. 1776, d. 31 May, 
1783, a. 7; Lydia, b. 16, bap. 17 May, 1778, m. Samuel Whittemore, 
3d, 22 May, 1796. James the father was a Corporal in the Revo- 
lutionary Army (see Paige, 428). Wid. Sarah — " Ah! just upon a 
second marriage " — d. 19 July, 1780, a. 24. 

5. John, s. of James (3), and , wife of John, o. c. Pet. ch. 

25 Feb. 1776. Had Lydia, b. 14 July, 1775, bap. 25 Feb. 1776. 

6. Jonathan, s. of James (3), m. Betty Hill, 29 June, 1780. 
Jonathan and w. Betty, or Bette, were adm. Pet. ch. 6 Jan. 1782. 
Had Jonathan, b. 5, bap. 10 Mar. 1782; Ruthy, bap. 29 Nov. 1789; 
Lois, bap. 19 Feb. 1792; Po%, bap. 4 May,' 1794; Charles, bap. 4 
Dec. 1796. Jonathan and his wife were dism. from this ch. "to the 
ch. in Dublin," 4 Nov. 1798. He was a Pet. assessor here in 1793; 
Pet. collector, 1783, '90, '91. 

7. Joseph, s. of James (3), d. 19 May, 1803, a. 39. See Wymayi, 
739. 

8. James, s. of James (4), m. Rebecca Brown, of Lexington, 10 
June, 1798. James o. c. 5 May, 1799, and had James, bap. o 
May, 1799, d. 11 Mar. 1813, a. 14; Sally, bap. 8 Mar. 1801; Re- 
becca, bap. 15 Sept. 1805, m. Samuel AVhitney, of Boston, 2 Sept. 



GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 283 

1824; Mary Ann, bap. 24 July, 1808, m. James Brown, of Camb., 
5 May, 1825; Eveline, bap. 19 Oct. 1817, m. Edwin Locke, 24 Mar. 
1842. James the father d. 1 Nov. 1828, a. 54. 

9. John, m. Mary Locke, 29 Jan. 1809, and had John B., who m. 
Hannah ^Nlaria W. Locke, 23 Aug. 1835 — Hannah Maria, wife of 
John B., d. 10 Feb. 1842, a. 29. Had also Joseph; Mary, m. Thomas 
Russell; Maria P., m. Paul Dodge. Capt. John the father d. 31 
Oct. 1837, a. 57. 

10. Anna, m. George Douglass, 2 Sept. 1773, dau. (?) of James 
(3) — see Wyman, 739. Lydia, m. Josiah Mixer, of Waltham, 29 
Nov. 1773 (see par. 3). Mrs. Mercy, d. 26 Oct. 1793, a. 85. Mrs. 
Amy, d. 6 Sept. 1805, a. 41. (See Bond's Wat., 403, 872, for pos- 
sible reference.) 

PHELPS, Hannah, m. John Adams, 6 July, 1786, Camb. 

PIHLBRICK, Newell, of Charlestown, and Mart Philbrick, 
of Boston, m. 7 Nov. 1835. 

PHILLIPS, John, of Camb., m. Lydia Kemp, of Westford, 18 
May, 1764. John, o. c. Pet. ch. 9 July, 1769. Had John, b. 25 
June, bap. 9 July, 1769; Aaron, b. 14, bap. 16 June, 1771. 

2. Thomas, had Mary, b. 26 Apr , bap. 3 May, 1772, d. — Sept. 
1772, a. 5 mos. ; and a dau., d. 22 Oct.1772, a. 3 yrs. Lydia, of Camb., 
m. James Winship, of Lexington, 15 Apr. 1762. Miss Betsey', d. 18 
Aug. 1802, a. 20. Mason, m. Lydia Whittemore, 29 Jan. 1826. 

PIERCE. See PEIRCE. 

PIERPONT, Mary, of Camb., m. Thomas Wybert, of Boston, 27 
Jan. 1776. 

PILKINGTON, Mary Ann Felloavs, o. c. (Fiske) 28 July, 
1821; had chil. Georgianna Amory, a. 4 yrs., Caroline Weston, a. 2 
yrs., and Mary Bethune, a. 2 mos., all bap. 29) July, 1821. 

PINKERTON, Archibald, d. 13 Jan. 1837, a. 42. Thomas, had 
child, d. 24 Oct. 1840. 

PIPER, infant, from Mrs. Piper's, d. — Jan. 1761. Thomas, s. 
of Nathaniel, b. 25, hap. 30 May, 1762; prob. the nurse child at 
Budge's — from Medford— -d. 26 July, 1762, a. 3 mos. Benjamin 
Piper was a Pet. committeeman and assessor in 1781. See Wyman, 
764. 

PITTS, Mary, m. Samuel Fillebrown, 9 Nov. 1775. Lemuel, of 
Charlestown, m. Harriet A. Peirce of W. Camb., 7 Mar. 1839. 

PLYMPTON, Shubael, d. 19 June, 1836, a. 41. 

POLAND, Benjamin, m. Almira Prentiss, 1 Sept. 1836. 

POLLY, Ruth, of Medford, m. William Swan, 13 Apr. 1743. 
[William (of Medford), a young man, of a wound in Concord battle, 
d. Medford, 25 Apr. 1775, funeral in Medford, 26 Apr. 1775.] 



284 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

Robert, adult — in the army, a^t. 22, bom in Medford — bap. here 14 
Apr, 1776. Robert (in the army), Medford, had Anna, bap. here 5 
May, 1776. Robert, of Medford, had Jane, bap. here 21 Dec. 1777. 
Family at Charlestown with sm.-pox 1788 — Wyman, 765. 

. POMROY, Robert, of Bedford, m. Elizabeth Hassell of Chas. 
this Pet. 27 Nov. 1740. See Wyman, 765. 

POOL, SciPio, of Medford, m. Rose Cutler of Camb., 1 Sept. 1768. 
They were slaves. (For Scipio, see Hist. Medf. 438.) Mary, of 
Boston, m. Daniel Locke, of Northumberland, Penn., 14 Apr. 1825 
(par. 15). 

PORTER, Phebe, daughter of Samuel, of Hadley, adm. Pet. ch. 
6 Sept. 1741. Hannah, m. William Locke, Jr., 20 July, 1806 (par. 
22). Elizabeth, d. 12 Feb. 1828, a. 71, James, m. Hannah H. 
Cutter, 17 Oct. 1839 (par. 55). (Hannah H. C. Porter d. 14 July, 
1865, a. 44.) 

POTTER,' Frederick or Augustus, d. at almshouse, 1 July, 1841, 
a, 45 or 50. 

PRATT, Mary, and Amos Blodgett, of Lexington, m. 13 Apr. 
1817. 

PRENTICE and PRENTISS, Ebenezer and w. Sarah, adm. 
Pet. ch. at organization, 9 Sept. 1739. Had (Pet. Rec.) Sarah, b, 20, 
bap. 23 Aug. 1741, m. John Robbins, of Lexington, 14 May, 1761; 
Solomon, b. 14, bap. 20 May, 1744; George, b. 27 Sept., bap. 4 Oct, 
1746; a child, d. 26 Mar. 1750, a. 1 yr. ; twin daus., b. 11 Jan. 1752 
— one d. 15 Jan. 1752, a. 5 ds., the other d. 12 Mar. 1752, a. 2 mos. ; 
a dau. {Love), b. 27 Mar. 1755, m. Moses Hovey, 11 Mar. 1776, 
Sarah, w. of Ebenezer, d. 10 Nov. 1772 (g. s.). Ebenezer d, 2 
Sept. 1790, a. 78 (g. s.). Ephraim Child, at Ebenezer Prentice's, d. 
29 Jan. 1772, a. 60, " on the town." The father of Ebenezer (1) was 
Solomon, s. of Solomon, s. of Henry the emigrant. The wife of 
Ebenezer was Sarah Peirce of Chas. — Paige ; Wyman, 773. 

2. Ebenezer, s. of Ebenezer (1), had infant, stillborn, 26 Sept, 
1763 ; another, b. 10 Apr. 1767 — died in the birth. The father m. (1st) 
Abigail Hovey of Newton, and (2d) Experience Williams {Paige). 
He d. here 23 Apr. 1803, a. 67. Experience d. 22 Sept. 1810, 
a. 55. Ebenezer, who d. 23 July, 1796, a, 6; and Miss Eunice, d. 4 
Nov. 1798, a. 12, were prob. their children. 

3. Solomon, s. of Ebenezer (1), m. Rebecca Frost, 13 Apr. 1775. 
He d. 23 Jan. 1804, a. 60. Mrs. Rebecca d. 13 Nov. 1798, a. 52. 
Had Solomon, b. 22, bap. 31 Mar. 1776; Rebecca, b, 9, bap. 21 Sept. 



1 Joseph S. Potter, selectman and representative of the town from 1865 to 
1868, also a member of the Massachusetts Senate; now (1879) and for some 
years past United States Consul at Stuttgart, Germany, and well known as a 
writer and a man of esthetic taste. 



GENEALOGICAL REGISTEE. 285 

1777: Samuel, b. 13. bap. 25 July, 1779; also Isaac, adult, bap. and 
o. c. 7 Apr. 1805, Ebenezer, William. — See Paige. 

4. George, s. of Ebenezer (1), m. Lydia Hill, 21 June, 1770. 
He 0. c. here 5 May, 1771. Had Lydia, b. 15 Apr., bap. 5 JMay, 
1771, m. Jonas Peirce (see Peiuce) ; Sarah, h. 10, bap. 14 Feb. 
1773, d. 5 Mar. 1773, a. 3 wks. ; George, h. (24), bap. 19 May, 1774; 
Sarah, h. 25 Nov., bap. 17 Dec. 1775, d. unm. — Mar. 1797, a. 21; 
Ebenezer, b. 29 June, bap. 5 July, 1778, d. 28 July, 1801, a. 23; 
■Elizabeth, b. 29 (19, prob.), bap. 24 Sept. 1780, m. Joseph Stearns of 
Billerica, 11 May, 1828;^ Zcchariah and Rebecca (twins), b. 17, bap. 
20 Oct. 1782— the former d. 27 Oct., a. 10 ds., the latter 28 Oct. 
1782, a. 11 ds. ; had also Mary, m. Abijah Peirce, of Winchendon, 3 
Sept. 1826; Rebecca, m. Ebenezer Warren, 31 JMar, 1811 — Mary and 
Rebecca o. c. and bap. here 17 Nov. 1805; John (see par. 9); John 
(?), d. '2-2 Nov. 1795, a. 3; Joseph, killed in N. York — buried here 2 
July, 1836, a. 44. George the father d. 6 Oct. 1819, a. 73 (resided 
at Flob-end). Lydia, his wid., d. 3 Sept. 1822, a. 75. George Pren- 
tice was a Pet. committeeman, 1787-90, 1797-1805; Pet. assessor 
nine years; Pet. collector, 1792, 1795-1801, 1806, 1807. 

5. Solomon, s. of Solomon (3), m. Elizabeth Wyeth, of Charles- 
town, 15 Apr. 1803. He o. c. here 29 Apr. 1804. Had James, bap. 
29 Apr. 1804; Elizabeth, bap. 16 Mar. 1806, d. 9 Mar. 1818, a. 12; 
Mary, bap. 14 Feb. 1808, d. 13 Oct. 1809, a. li. Elizabeth (his 
wiia) d. 20 Feb. 1808, a. 25 (g. s.). Solomon m. wid. P^lizabeth 
Brooks, 7 Nov. 1813. He d. 6 Oct. 1821, a. 47. Elizabeth, wid. 
of Solomon, d. 22 Sept. 1839, a. 67. 

6. Ebenezer, prob. s. of Solomon (3), d. 17 May, 1839, a. 54. 

7. William, prob. s. of Solomon (3), m. Fanny Russell, of Charles- 
town, 28 Aug. 1808. P>oth o. c. here 2 Aug. 1812, and both were 
adm. to the ch. 19 Mar. 1820. He and wife and chil, Frances aud Mary 
were all bap. 2 Aug. 1812 — Frances m. Jesse Buckman, 24 May, 1827. 
Had also William, bap. 6 June, 1813; Elmira, bap. 21 ^iiij, 1815, 
m. Benjamin Poland, 1 Sept. 1836; Samuel, bajj. 25 May, 1817; 
Eliza, bap. 6 June, 1819; James, bap. 5 Nov. 1820; Rebecca, bap. 
4 May, 1823; Harriet, h^^)- ^ J^^J' ^^'2b. (William Prentiss, the 
father, d. 30 Dec. 1845, a. 59; Frances, w. of same, d. 26 Jan. 1871, 
a. 81.) 

8. George, s. of George (4), m. Susanna Adams, 7 June, 1804. 
Both were adm. Pet. ch. 5 Jan. 1806. Had infant, d. 10 Feb. 1805, 
a. 1 day; Susanna, bap. 7 Sept. 1806; George, bap. 2 Apr. 1809; 
Sally, or Sarah, bap. 30 Oct. 1811, m. Albert Winn, 14 Dec. 1837; 
Lydia, bap. 1 May, 1814; Caroline Austin, bap. 22 Sept. 1816 (d. 9 
Sept. 1860, a. 44); Eliza Bradlee, bap. 21 Nov. 1819 (d. 14 July, 
1876, a. 56). (George Prentiss d. 13 Julv, 1856, a. 82; Susanna, w. 
of same, d. 29 June, 1860, a. 82.) 



* Mrs. Elizabeth Stearns of Billerica — Joseph's wife and daughter of George 
Prentice — d. 25 Sept. 1835, a. 55. — Damon. 
26 



286 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

9. John, s. of George (4), m. Sarah C. Hall, 25 May, 1815. John 
Franklin (same) and Sarah Cutter, his wife, o. c. (and he was 
bap.) 10 Dec. 1815. John F. had John Jackson, bap. 10 Dec. 1815; 
Sarah Almina,h3k^. 7 June, 1818; Lydia Hill, and Abigail Hall, both 
bap. 29 Dec. 1822; a child, d. 7 Feb. 1826, a. 2; Manj, bap. 7 June, 
1826; a son, d. 9 Nov. 1828, a. 4 mos. John Franklin the father 
d. 12 May, 1836, a. 47. 

10. Samuel (said to be of Acton, s. of Stephen, of Grafton — see 
par. 12), m. Lydia Dickson, of Chas. — Paige, 636; Wyman, 114:. 
Samuel and w. Lydia were adm. Pet. ch. 27 July, 1766. Had son, 
stillborn, 22 Aug. 1766; a son, b. 16, d. 17 June, 1768, a. 1 day; 
Ruth Dickson, b. 25, bap. 30 Dec. 1770; an infant, stillborn, 17 Oct. 
1773. John and Rebecca — children taken by Samuel Prentice to 
bring up, and oifered in baptism as his own — baji. 31 May, 1767. 

11. Stephen — " Charlestown, adjoining to us" — bro. of Samuel 
(10), and Mary, w. of Stephen, Charlestoion, were adm. Pet. ch. 28 
Jan 1770. Had Mary — of Stephen, Camb. — bap. here 13 May, 
1770; Ruth I'eel, bap. here — of Stephen, Chas. — 8 Dec. 1771. See 
Wyman, 114:. 

12. Stephen, of Grafton, m. Esther Cutter of Chas. this Pet. 6 
Aug. 1741 — see Cutter (par. 5); Wymayi, 114. Hephzibah, m. 
Rev. Jacob Foster, of Berwick, 13 Oct. 1756. See Wyman, 115. 
Mary, m. Elisha Withington, 12 Apr. 1768. Lydia, m. Edward 
Fillebrown, 23 Aug. 1770. Elizabeth, m. James P'illebrown, 8 
June, 1774. Hannah, m. John Warland, 12 Mar. 1776. Beulah, 
m. Timothy Tufts, Jr., 9 May, 1784, Camb. See Wyman, 776. Mary, 
of Camb., m. Nahum Richardson, 5 Jan. 1791, See Paige, 634. 
Abigail, m. Samuel Capen, 14 Oct. 1792. Jonathan C, m. Mary 
Whittemore of Chas. 14 Aug. 1812, Camb. The two last were sister 
and brother (see Paige, 634, 635, 636), and the following was their 
brother. (See Wyman, lib.) 

13. Jonas, s. of Nathaniel, of Camb., m. Helen Whittemore, 22 
Feb. 1807. Helen, w. of Jonas, was adm. to the ch. 21 June, 1812. 
Had Letitia Whittemore, bap. 12 May, 1816; Harriet Ware, bap. 7 
June, 1818, m. Edwin C. Ray, of Camb., 19 July, 1837. 

14. Enos, m. Maria Frost, 25 June, 1809. Maria d. 10 Feb. 
1813, a. 19. Enos d. 28 July, 1826, a. 34. See Frost (par. 12). 

15. Amos, m. Hannah C. Trask, 23 Sept. 1813. Hannah Cool- 
IDGE o. c. and was bap. 29 Oct. 1815. Amos had Amos Ebenezer, 
bap. 29 Oct. 1815. 

16. RuTHY, m. Isaac Cowdry, of Reading, 30 Aug. 1795 {Paige, 
635). Rebecca, m. Nathan Robbins, 10 Apr. 1803 {Paige, 635). 
Hannah, d. 26 Aug. 1805, a. 50, supposed {Paige, 633 ; Wyman, lib). 
Ellis (soldier), d. 18 Mar. 1813, a. 33 {Paige, 635). Susan, adult, 
bap. here (and o. c.) 4 Aug. 1816. 

PRICE, Mary, w. of Henry, d. 26 July, 1759, a. 48. 

PRIEST, Elizabeth, of Waltham, m. John Williams, of Camb., 
13 Dec. 1764. 



GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 287 

PRINCE, nurse child at Budi^e's— of Boston— d. 6 July, 1749, 
a. o mos. 

PUTNAM, infant of INIr. Putxam, buried here, stillborn, o May, 
1756. Perhaps the IIkxuy, of Charlestown. who had non Joseph Arcii^. 
here 30 JMar. 17G0. See Wijman, 11\). [Funeral in Medford, 21 
Apr. 1775, of Mr. IIexky Pltnaji, " slain at Menotoniy by the enemy 
in the retreat from Concord, on the 19th inst. " He was about 70 
years old. — Medf. Rec.'\ 

2. Eleazer, of Charlestown, and w. Mary, o. c. here 24 Nov. 
17G5. See Wyman, 779. Had sons William, ret. 4, John, a;t. 3, Ezra, 
aet. 1, bap. 24 Nov. 1765. (The name is sometimes Putman.) Eben- 
EZER. had dau. Clarissa, d. 13 Nov. 1835, a. 16. He m. Sally Patter- 
son, 25 Apr. 1806. Polly', m. Aaron Cutter, 23 Aug. 1796; she 
of Medford, he of Camb. See Cutter (par. 62).' Sally, of Med- 
ford, m. Adam Cutter, of Charlestown, 14 Jan. 1798 — Cutter (par. 
34). See Wyman, 779. Benjamin, m. Dolly Park, 21 Aug. 1803. 
Abby C. and Calvin Harris, m. 28 Apr. 1836. 

PYNCHON, Elizabeth, dau. of the late Hon. Jos. Pynchon, 
Esq., adm. Pet. ch. 9 Sept. 1770. Mary, dau. of Hon. Joseph 
Pynchon, Esq., dec'd, was adm. this ch. 29 Sept. 1771. 

QUINCY, child of Doctor Quincy, Boston, d. 19 May, 1764, a. 
14 mos. 

RAMSDELL, Thomas, m. Elizabeth Melinda Peirce, 24 Nov. 
1836. 

RAND, Thomas, late of Charlestown— had Jacob, b. 30 Mar., bap. 
here 5 Apr. 1778. Elizabeth, and Richard Loring, both of Camb., 
m. 9 Nov. 1780 — fee a silver dollar. Rebecca, and Jabez Frothing- 
ham, of Camb., ni. 27 Sept. 1781. Mary, of Charlestown, m. Elias 
Richardson, of Camb., 15 May, 1788. Benjamin, of Chas., m. Re- 
becca Cutter, of W. Camb., 5 Feb. 1817. See Cutter (par. 44) ; 
Faiffe, 583; Wyma7i, 787, 790, 791, 792. 

RAY, Edwin C, of Camb., m. Harriet W. Prentiss, of W. Camb. 
19 July, 1837. 

> The late Jefferson Cutter, a native of ISIeivotomy, now Arlington, contributed 
the following regarding the Putnam family, from records in possession of Miss 
Susan Putnam, Danvers, Mass. 

1. John Putnam came from Buckinghamshire, Eng., in 1634, and settled in 
Salem, ^lass. Sons Nathaniel, Thomas and John came with him. He died 
suddenlv. at the age of 80. 2. John, s. of John (1), had sons Jonathan, John, 
Elea/er and James. 3. Eleazer, s. of John (2), had sons Samuel, Jeptha, Henry 
and Samuel. 4. Henry, s. of Eleazer (3)— see text — had sons Benjamin, John, 
Roger, Billings, Elijah, Henry and Eleazer. Israel, the General of Revolutionary 
fame, a second cousin of Henry (4), the gr.-gr.- father of Jefferson Ciitter, 
through Joseph,^ Thomas,^ Johii.i The old Putnam house, Danvers, built 
1648, birth-place of Gen. Putnam, is yet standing and is now occupied by Miss 
Susan Putnam. The furniture of Gen. Putnam and his grandfather is still in the 
house. 



288 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

RAYMOND- Rebecca Williams (Sudbury, at Daniel Ray- 
mond's), d. 31 July, 1771. See Wi/man, 800. 

READ and REED. See Fai(/e, 638-9. Seth, had w. Lydia, 
who was adiu. Pet. ch. at organization, 9 Sept. 1739. Setii was adm. 
same oh. C. Sept. 1741. His w. wns Lydia Cutter— see Cutter (par. 
3). Had Samuel, d. 13 June, 1749, a. 1 6 vrs. ; Seth, d. 26 June, 1749, a. 
14 yrs ; Thomas ; ^«sa)M?a,b.(1739), bap. 9 Dec. 1739, d. 25 June. 1749, 
a. 10 yrs. ; Daniel, b. 10, bap. 25 Apr. 1 742 ; Lydia, b. 13, bap. 23 June, 
1745. m. (she of Charlestown, this Pet.) William Muzzy, of Lexing- 
ton, 29 Nov. 1764; Susanna, b. 17, bap. 25 Mar. 1750, d. 24 Nov. 
1753, a. 4 yrs.; Hannah, b. 6, bap. 12 Jan. 1752, d. 24 Nov. 1753, a. 

2 yrs. See Wyman's Charlestown, 804. Seth the father d. of age 
and dropsy, 18 Mar. 1783, a. 80. Mrs. Lydia his wid. d. 31 Aug. 
1789, a. 79. Flora, Seth's servant, had son, b. 4 Sept. 1763; a dau., 
)). _ June, if 65; a child, b. —1768; a child, b. — 1770; a child, b. 

3 Nov. 1773, d.9 Nov. 1773, a. 7 days; a child, b. — 1779. Flora, 
a black, d. 23 Sept. 1791, a. 60. Seth Reed was a Pet. committee- 
man 11 yrs. from 1740 to 1767, and Pet. assessor during the same 
period. 

2. Thomas, s. of Seth (1), of Charlestown precinct, m. Rhoda 
Crosby, of Camb., 2 July, 1761. Thomas o. c. Pet. ch. 25 July, 
1762. Had Rhoda, b. 13, bap. 25 July, 1762, m. Frederick Johnson, 
16 Oct. 1783; Seth, b. 21, bap. 30 June, 1765; William Crosby (s. of 
Thomas, of Camb.), bap. privately 21 (b. 11) Sept. 1766; a dau., b. 
11 Dec. 1769; Amos, b. 12 Oct. 1773, d. 26 Sept. 1774, a. 1 yr. 
Rhoda, w. of Thomas, d. 22 Nov. 1773, a. 32. Thomas d. 7 June, 
1776, a. 40. See Wyman's Chas., 804. 

3. Daniel, s. of Seth (1), m. Dorothy Billings, of Medford, 12 
Apr. 1762 {Hist. Reed Fam.). Had a child, b. 8 Feb. 1764; a soir 
(Daniel?) and a dau., b. 28 Feb. and 1 Mar. 1766; a child, b. — 1768; 
a child, b. — 1770; a son, b. 27 Aug. 1772; a child, stillborn, 3 or 
Sept. 1774; a son, d. 28 June, 1778; a dau. {Eunice ?) and two sous 
at one birth, b. 27 Sept. 1778; also twin da'us., b. 1 Sept. 1783 — the 
"youngest twin" dau. d. 13 Sept. 1783. Mrs. Dorothy d. 26 Apr. 
1789, a. 47. Mr. Daniel d. 22 Aug. 1801, a. 59. Daniel belonged 
to the Baptist Society, 21 July, 1787. He was a Precinct assessor, 
1797-99. See Wyman, 803, 804. 

4. Daniel, s. of Daniel (3), had child, d. 25 Oct. 1791, a. 1 mo. 
He m. Priscilla AYyman, 26 Nov. 1789 (Hist. Reed Fam.). Daniel 
and w. Priscilla were adm. Pet. ch. 1 June, 1805. Daniel, adult, 
a. 40, was bap. do. 1 June, 1805. He was a Pet. assessor, 1803-07. 
Priscilla, his sister(?) was adm. this ch. 2 Oct. 1803.' He had chil. 
Susan, Priscilla, JSfabhy and Daniel, bap. hei'e 23 Oct. 1803, and Mar- 
tha Wyman, bap. 24 Mar. 1805, who d. 8 Mar. 1817, a. 12. Daniel, 
Jr., d.' 20 June, 1817, a. 14. Capt. Daniel, thfe father, d. 6 Feb. 
1820, a. 54. Priscilla, wid. of Daniel, was dism. from this ch. 
"to Woburn," June, 1829, and d. 23 ]\Iay, 1840, a. 74. Ebenezer 
Tufts, a. 18, at Capt. Daniel Reed's, bap. in private, 22 June, 1805. 



GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 289 

Mary, a dan. (?), d. 23 Sept. 1821, a. 25, and Beiijamin, a son (?), d. 
12 Aug. 1836, a. 40. Susan, m. Thomas Huffmaster, both of Charles- 
towu this parish, 28 July, 1818; Priscilla (she of Chas.), m. Stephen 
Symmes, of Woburn, 25 Nov. 1815; Nahby, or Abigail, m. Thomas 
Sprague, of Charlestown, 30 May, 1819. Hist. Reed Fam., 11 . See 
Wyman, 804. 

5. Mary Billings, prob. dau. of Daniel (3), o. c. and was bap. 
here 23 Oct. 1803, adult. Maky, of Chas. this dist., m. Hezekiah 
R. Miller, 12 Mar. 1809. See Wyman, 806. Eunice, perhaps an- 
other dau. of Daniel (of Chas.), m. Moses Hovey, Jr., of Camb., 18 
Oct. 1801. See Wyman, 803. 

6. Daniel, perhaps the father of Seth (1), d. 19 Dec. 1741, a. 67 
(g. s. Pet. Bur.-gr.). See Hist. Reed Family (Boston, 1861), 75 ; Wy- 
man's Chas., 803, No. 2. 

7. Mrs. Sarah, m. Mi-. William Fesseuden, 22 Jan. 1771 — see 
Fessenden (7). Joseph, m. Eunice Cook, 4 July, 1775 — see Paige, 

639. James, of VVoburn, m. Elizabeth Wellington, 24 Sept. 1778 — 
fee a silver dollar. George Washington, of Woburn, m. Elizabeth 
Symmes, of Medford, 13 Dec. 1801. Sally, of Lexington, and Wil- 
liam Nichols, m. 2 Apr. 1816. Charles, and Elmira Muzzey, of 
Lexington, m. 23 Oct. 1817. See Wyman's Chas., 806. Otis, of 
Boston, and Emily Winship. of Lexington, m. 13 Nov. 1817. Sophia 
R., and Thomas T. Wellman, both of Lynnfield, m. 21 Dec. 1837. 

REEVES, Mr., had Hannah, d. 20 Jan. 1838, a. 5 yrs. Charles 
Reeves, a file cutter, of W. Camb., was a party with Welch & Grif- 
fiths in a leasehold deed in 1832. 

RICHARDSON, Zebadiah. of Woburn, m. Esther Swan, of 
Camb., 19 Apr. 1759. See Wyman. 814. Sarah, m. Jonathan 
Winship, 4 May, 1769. Mary, m. William Russell, 16 Jan. 1772. 
Edward, of Concord, m. Anne Wilson. 16 May, 1771. See Paige, 

640. Asa, and Jenny Wyman, of Wobui-n, m. 11 Feb. 1779 — mar- 
riage fee S3. See Wyman's Chas., 814. Benjamin, Jr., of Woburn, 
m. Mary Cutter, 16 Feb. 1783 — fee 2 crowns. See Cutter (par. 12), 
and Wj'man's Chas., 813. Jesse, and Submit Brown, of Woburn, m. 
7 Dec. 1781. Elias, of Camb., and Mary Rand, of Charlestown, m. 
15Ma3sl788. See Wyman, 814. Nahum, and Mary Prentiss, of 
Camb., m. 6 Jan. 1791. See Paige. 641, where the last named is 
Raham. Isaac, of Woburn, and Elizabeth Heard, of Charlestown, 
m. 20 Dec. 1801. See Wyman, 814. Sarah, of W. Camb., m. 
Daniel Cook Robertson, of Boston, 9 Apr. 1809. Mary, m. Benja- 
min Hill, 4 Apr. 1813. Hannah, m. Leonard Fillebrown, 1 Apr. 
1819. Mary, of Charlestown, and Joshua P. Frost, m. 1 Sept. 1822. 
Martha, and Samuel Moody Keep, m. 1 Nov. 1826. Mr. Richard- 
son, d. 5 July, 1800, a. 90. MEHiTABLE,d. 30 Oct. 1808, a. 58. 

RICKER, Betsey, a. about 2b, d. 18 May, 1837. 

ROB BINS, JosiAH, and w. Sarah, were adm Pet. ch. at organi- 
zation, 9 Sept. 1739. She was Sarah Fillebrown — see Paige, 644. 
26* 



290 IIISTOUY OF AELINGTON. 

JosiAiT, and Sarah his wife, were dism. " to the ch. of Christ in 
Townseiid," 5 Oct. 1744. Had here, i>ev Pet. records, Rebecca, b. 4, 
bap. 11 Apr. 1742. See Wyman, 817-18, 

2. JosErii, had w. Deborah, adm. to the ch. at organization, 9 
Sept. 1739. She was Deborah Robbins before marriage — see Wyman, 
817. Widow Deborah d. 23 Feb. 1771, a. 59. Had Sarch, m. 
George Cutter, Jr., of Chas. this Pot., 21 Oct. 17S"6— fee a crown — 
see Cutter (par. 41); Joseph; Hannah, prob. Hannah Robbins, bap. 
at'Notomy b}^ Rev. John Hancock, of Lexington, 2 Jan. 1736-7 — d. 
3 Aw". 17G4, a. 27; concerning whom is the additional record that 
" fioni about 15 months, she continued the same in stature and under- 
standing to the day of her death, and had the actions of a child of that 
age; about her 10th year she grew somewhat thicker;" a dau., d. 14 
Aug. 1740, a. 16 mos.; Isaac, b. 8, baj^. 14 Mar. 1742; Jsodas, or Isa- 
iah, i). 26 Mar., bap. 1 Apr. 1744, d. 15 May, 1770. Joseph the 
father was adm. Pet. ch. 27 Dec. 1741. He was a private soldier in 
Capt. Thomas Adams's Co. in 1758, and died in service 21 Aug. 1758. 
Mrs. Moore, at Joseph Robbins's, d. 9 Sept. 1751, a. 70. Mary Bow- 
man, at Mrs. Robbins's, d. 14 Jan. 1761. Thomas Bathrick, at Wid. 
Robbins's, d. 20 Aug. 1762, a. 87. See Wyman, 818; Paige, 643. 

3. William, brother of Joseph (2), had w. Ruth, who was adm. 
Pet. ch. at organization, 9 Sept. 1739 — maiden name Butterfield. — see 
Paige, 643. William ra. Wid. Hannah Hartwell (of Charlestown), 
17 Oct. 1764. He and w. nAN>!AH were adm. Pet. ch. 6 Dec. 1767. 
His dau., Ruth, m. Zechariah Hill, 9 May, 1771. His son, William, b. 

20, bap. 31 Aug. 1740, m. Hannah Payne, 5 Mar. 1767; David, b. 
28, bap. 30 Jan. 1743; Jonathan, b. 9, bap. 13 Apr. 1746; 3Iary, b. 

21, bap. 26 June, 1748, d. 13 July, 1748, a. 22 days^ a child, b. 23 
May, 1765, stillborn. Hannah, w. of William, ajt. 45, was bap. 6 
Dec. 1767. William (son?) d. of a fever 3 Sept. 1773. W^idow 
Hannah [wife of son William?], d. 31 Jan. 1776. William Robbins 
was a private soldier from Cambridge during the French War. See 
Wy man's Chas., 818. 

4. Thomas, had son, b. , 1740, d. 17 Apr. 1740, a. 2 days. 

Thomas, Senior, of Lexington, the same, had a dau., Deborah, bap. 
here 11 Nov. 1750, prob. the Deborah, of Lexington, who m. Aaron 
Williams, of Camb., 12 May, 1772. A son, John, of Lexington, m. 
here Sarah Prentice, of Camb. this Pet., 14 May, 1761. See Paige, 
642, 643; Wyman, 817. 

5. Thomas, styled Jr., was adm. Pet. ch. 27 Sept. 1741, and had 
Thomas, b. 6, bap. 27 Sept. 1741; Nathaniel, b. 22, bap. 25 Sept. 
1743; James — s. of Thomas, Jr., now of Woburn — bap. here 27 
Sept. 1745;* Sarah, dau. of Thomas, at W^oburn, died 12 Oct. 1770. 
See Paige, 643, group 19; Wyman, 817, No. 3. 

^ A Sermon by Rev. Samuel Cooke, on May 5, 1771, " delivered on occasion 
of y-' sudden death of James liobbins — drowned at Medfoid, April 30, 1771," 
No. 1282— Text, Mark 13 : 35, 36, contains the following:— 

" We have a loud call in the sudden death of one the last week, whose parents 



GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 291 

6. Thomas, s. of Thomas (4), m. Elizabeth Moor, 1 May, 1746. 
Had Ebenezer — s. of Thomas, Jr., of Lexington — bap. here 18 Nov. 
1750. A dau., Elizabeth, m. Abraham Hill, Jr., 9 JMay, 1782. Tho- 
mas Robbins, of Lexington, was a sergeant in Capt. Thomas Adams's 
Co. in 1758. See Wyman, 817. 

7. Thojias, prob. s. of Thomas (5), of Camb., m Sarah Gould, of 
Medford, 29 Oct. 1761, and had Nathaniel, bap. here 16 May, 1762; 
and twin children, stillborn, buried here 11 May, 1763. Thomas and 
wife Sarah o. c. Pet. ch. — she renewed, she being before baptized in 
adult years, 16 May, 1762. Thomas, perhaps he, d. 25 Sept. 1778. 
Prob. the Thomas Kobbins, Jr., who was a private soldier in Capt. 
Adams's Co. in 1758 (John Cutter, master). 

8. Steimien, of Lexington, and Sarah, wife of Stephex, o. c. 
here (she being baptized) 24 Nov. 1754. Stephen, of Lexington, 
had Rebecca, bap. 4 May, 1755, prob. the Rebecca who m. Caleb 
Hovey, 9 Dec. 1770; a son, b. 21 Apr. 1768, prob. d. soon; John, b. 
26, kip. 30 July, 1769; Nathan, b. 11, bap. 16 June, 1771. Stephen 
the father and Sarah Woolson, both of Lexington, were m. 1 1 July, 
1754. Stephen and Stephen, Jr., were rated here 1781. 

9. Jonathan, s. of William (3), m. Elizabeth Miles, of Concord, 
7 July, 1774. Jonathan and w. P^lizabeth were adm. Pet. ch. 9 
Jul}^ 1775. Had Jonathan Miles, b. 15 Apr., bap. 9 July, 1775; 
Elizabeth, b. 10, bap. 15 Nov. 1778, m. Washington Cutter, of Charles- 
town, 16 Mar. 1800 (par. 35); Jonathan Miles, b. 23, hap. 28 July, 
1782. Jonathan, the father, d. 2 Oct. 1799, a. 53. 31rs. Elizabeth, 
the mother, d. 30 May, 1790, a. 36. See Wyman's Ohas., 818. 

10. Euenezer, prob. s. of Thomas (6), m. Sarah P^stabiook. 8 
June, 1775. Had son, b. 11 Oct. 1775; a child, stillborn, 3 Oct. 1777; 
a child, b. , 1778. 

11. Henry, of Boston, had w. Hannah, v?,i. — , bap. here 3 Dec. 
1775. when Mary, dau. of hers. a^t. 2, was also baptized. Henry — 
late of Boston — Army — had William, bap. here 18 Feb. 1776, the same 
being born 5 Feb. 1776. 

12. Nathan, prob. s. of Stephen (8), m. Rebecca Prentice. 10 
Apr. 1803. Nathan o. c. Pet. ch. 9 Oct. 1803, and Rebecca, wife 
of Nathan, was adm. to the ch. 19 Nov. 1809. tlad Nathan, bap. 9 
Oct. 1803; Rebecca, bap. 7 Apr. 1805, d. 1 July, 1809, a. 5; John, 
bap. 8 Mar. 1807, d 12 Oct. 1809, a. 2; Caira, bap. 11 June, 1809 
(d. 28 Oct. 1862, a. 53); Caroline, bap. 16 June, 1811 (d. 3 Sept. 
1855, a. 44); Joshua, bap. 26 Sept. 1813; James, bap. 5 Nov. 1815. 
(Nathan Robbins the father d. 12 Feb. 1852, a. 80; Rebecca, w. of 
same, d. 6 July, 1862, a. 83.) See Wyman's Chas., 819. 



are with us, and with whom we heartily sympathize. One brought up with us 
from his youth — one who long met with us, and was improved to call us together 
in this house of God, — one inoffensive in his behavior, and we hope a true fearer 
of God, the thread of Avhose life was cut off in a moment. Be ye also ready, is 
the voice of Christ to us all, young and old. Let us awake to righteousness 
and sin not." 



292 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

13. Hannah, m. Daniel Russell, 3 Aug. 1749. Maky, had son, 
b. 8 Oct. 1775. Philkmon, had child, d. 4 Jan. 1789, a. 1 yr. ; a son, 
d. 1 Oct. 1797, a. 4 mos. He was prob. s. of Thomas (G) and 
m. Sarah, dau. of Joshua and Sarah (Cutter) Swan— see Cutter 
(par. 14). Mrs. Sakah, prob. his wife, d. 28 Apr. 1802, a. 39. Miss 
Lucy, d. July, 1799, a. 35. Polly, was admitted Prect. ch. 23 
Mar. 180G. Mrs. Elizabeth, m. John Frost, Jr., 9 Nov. 1802— see 
Whittkmoke (par. 4). IIannah, d. 1 Ajjr. 1809, a. 88 [wid. of (3)]. 
Asa (stranger), d. 31 Aug. 1813, a. 21. Jonathan, d. 20 June, 
1814, a. 23, sou of (9)? 

ROBERTSON, Daniel Cook, of Boston, m. Sarah Richardson of 
W. Camb. 9 Apr. 1809. 

ROBINSON, Elizabeth, of Lexington, m. Samuel Bemis of 
Camb., 16 Nov. 1775. Silas, m. Lydia Blodgett of Camb. 18 Nov. 
1779 — fee $13. David, of New Ipswich, m. Elizabeth Bacon of 
Bedford, 4 June, 1794. Jacob, Jr., of Lexington, m. Ann Hall of 
W. Camb., 11 Jan. 1818. William T., m. Isabella McLennan of 
W. Camb., 6 June, 1836. 

ROCK, MoRRiCE, of Pennsylvania, m. Mary Finney of Camb., 23 
Nov. 1775 — fee 3s. [Perhaps a soldier in the Revolutionary Army.] 

ROGERS, Seth, of the Army— d. 13 June, 1776, a. 24. 

ROUSE, WiLLiAJi, of Boston, o. c. here 4 June, 1775. William, 
of Boston, had Lydia, b. 23 May, bap. 4 June, 1775. 

RUSSELL, William, was adm. Pet. ch. at organization, 9 Sept. 
1739. He was son of William, the emigrant — see Paige. Born 28 
Apr. 1655, in Camb. and bap. there — date unrecorded. He was in 
the Narragansett fight, 1675 — see Paige, 399 — and a petitioner in 
conjunction with an attempt to establish this Precinct — see History, 
Chap. I. He m. Abigail Winship in Camb. 18 Mar. 1682-3, and with 
w. Abigail was adm. member of Camb. ch. 19 June, 1698. Joseph 
English, an Indian, man servant living with William Russell, o. c. and 
was bap. at Camb. 30 Apr. 1727. William R.'s w. Abigail d. Camb., 
31 July, 1727. His name heads the list of lay male subscribers to the 
covenant of the Second Church, 1739. He was chosen one of an 
important committee by that church 17 Nov. 1739. William d. 17 
May, 1744, a. 89 (g. s.), or 90 {Cooke). Had WilUam, b. 5 Apr. 
1687, Camb.; Abigail, b. 31 Dec. 1688, do., d. 20 June, 1710, a. 21 
yrs. 6 mos. (g. s. — Old Camb.) ; Edward, d. — s. of Wm. and Abigail 
— 21 Jan. 1695, a. 11 mos. (g. s. Old Camb.); Edioard, bap. Camb. 
10 Oct. 1697; Huldah — dau. of Wm. and Abigail (in covt. with y* 
ch. in Camb.) bap. Charlestown, 28 June, 1696 — adm. Camb. ch. 23 
Apr. 1721, m. Richard Rose, 4 Oct. 1722, Camb. The father was a 
selectman of Camb. nine years, 1697-1714 — Paige. See Wyman's 
Ghas., 836. 

2. Walter (s. of Joseph, and gr.-s. of William, the emigrant), 
had w. Elizabeth, adm. Pet. ch. at organization, 9 Sept. 1739. She 



GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 293 

was Elizabeth Winship, m. 3 Apr. 170G (second wife), and b. 1 June, 
1G8G, in Camb. She was adm. to Camb. 1st ch. 16 Mar. 1718. Wal- 
TKK the father d. 30 INIar. 1748, a. 72 (g. s.). His wid. Elizabeth d. 
14 Apr. (July) 1750, a. G4 (g. s.). She had children living, 14 Sept. 
1749 — Jeremidh, Walter^ Sainuel, Daniel aud Hubbard, sons, and Mary 
Dickson, Martha Wilson and Elizabeth Cox, daughters. The father 
had a son Joseph, by a former marriage. See Wyman's C/ias., 838. 

3. Edward, s. of William (1), had w. Sauah, adm. Pet. ch. at 
organization, 9 Sept. 1739. He and she o. c. at Camb. in order that 
their chil. might be baptized, 2G Nov. 1727. She was adm. to Camb. 
ch. 30 June, 1728. Edward d. 20 Mar. 1750, a. 53. Had Anna, 
Abigail Awd Ruth, bap. 1727; William, bap. 1732 — Paige. Abigail, 
m. Israel Blackington, 13 Apr. 1755; the same Abigail, dau. of 
Edward, was adm. Pet. ch. 10 June, 1744. Ruth, dau. of Edward, 
deceased, o. c. here 24 June, 1750, when Rachel Russell, dau. of Ruth, 
b. 28 Oct. 1749, was baptized. (Rachel d. at Mr. Teel's, 15 Aug. 
1778, a. 29— a child of Rachel was b. G Aug. 1778.) Sarah, perhaps 
of this family, had a son, b. 7 Sept. 1755, '• which died in the birth." 

4. Joseph, s. of Walter (2), and w. Mary were adm. Pet. ch. at 
organization, 9 Sept. 1739. He was adm. to Camb. ch. 9 Sept. 1722. 
His w. was Mary Robbins, m. 9 Oct. 1724. John Mullet, Jr., d. at 
Joseph Russell's, 15 Oct. 17G2, a. 17 yrs. Joseph d. " with age," 13 
Nov. 177G, a. 73 (g. s.). Wudow Mart d. 28 Dec. 1781, a. 83 (g.s.). 
Had, among others. Patten; Walter; Philemon, b. 1, bap. 3 Aug. 
1740; Mary, b. 20, bap. 22 May, 1743, d. 16 Oct. 1762, a. 20, unm.— 
(a. 17 y. 2 m. 16 ds., g. s.) — "engaged" to John Williams, bro. of 
Gershom Williams. The father was a Pet. committeeman 1742, 1747, 
1759, 17 64, and Pet. assessor 3 yrs. See Paige, 648; Wyman, 838. 

5. Walter, s. of Walter (2), was adm. to Pet. ch. at organization, 
9 Sept. 1739. He was adm. to Camb. ch. 4 Apr. 1731. He d. " single," 
11 Feb. 17G3, a. 54. 

G. Jeremiah, s. of Walter (2), had w. Damaris, adm. Pet. ch. 8 
Aug. 1742. He was adm. to Camb. ch. 28 Apr. 1734, and m. Damaris 
Williams, Camb., 12 Jan. 1738. By a former w. he had sons Seth 
and Edward, said by Wyman, 836, to be sous of Jeremiah (bro. of 
Walter — par. 2), s. of Joseph. Wid. Damaris d. of dysentery 23 
July, 1778, a. 70. 

7. Samuel, s. of Walter (2), m. Ruth Cox, 25 Feb. 1754. He 
o. c. here 20 Oct. 1754. She d. 12 Nov. 1797, a. 68. He d. 16 July, 
1802, a. 79. Had Samuel, b. 27 Sept., bap. 20 Oct. 1754; Eleanor, 
b. 11, bap. 15 May, 1757, m. John Dickson, 23 June, 1781; Mary, 
bap. 23 Dec. 1759; Ruth, b. 29 Sept., bap. 3 Oct. 1762, d. unm. 18 
Aug. 1840, a. 78 (g. s.) ; David, b. 24. bap. 30 June, 1765; Amos, b. 
( ), bap. 20 Aug. 1769; Nathan, b. 25, bap. 27 Sept. 1772. 

8. Daniel, s. of Walter (2), m. Hannah Robbins, 3 Aug. 1749. 
Both 0. c. here 11 Mar. 1750. Had Elizabeth, b. 21 Dee. 1749, bap. 
1 1 Mar. 1750; Wcdter, b. 24, bap. 28 July, 1751 ; Hannah, b. 29 Mar., 
bap. 8 Apr. 1753; Hephzibah, b. 27 Apr!^, bap. 25 May, 1755; 3Iary, 
b. 7, bap. 10 Apr. 1757; Daniel, b. (1), bap. 7 Apr. 1759 (privately), 



294 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

d. 7 Apr. 1759, a. 1 wk. ; Martha, bap. 12 Apr, 17C1 ; Daniel and 
Esther (twins), b. 23, bap. 28 Aug. 1763; Margerie, b. 2, bap. 9 Feb. 
1766; Margaret, h. 13, bap. 15 Feb. 1768. Daniel had in family 
negro child, d. 22 Jan. 1755, a. 6 mos. 

9. Hubbard or Hobart, s. of Walter (2), o. c. Pet. eh. 11 May, 
1760. and had Lois, b. 30 Apr., bap. 11 May, 1760. (He m. in Wa- 
tertown, Lois Boynton, 12 June, 1759, who had moved from Sudbury 
to Watertown, 4 Dec. 1753.) Hdbbard, prob. he, was adm. Pet. ch. 
23 Jan. 1774. His dau. Lois m. Josiah Mason, Jr., 1784. 

10. Patten, s. of Joseph (4), m. Mary Dickson, 25 July, 1749. 
He o. c. Pet. ch. 25 Mar. 1750, and was adra. to this ch. 23 June, 
1782. His w. Mary d. 14 Feb. 1781. He d. 19 Jan. 1802, a. 70; 
and his wid. Marcy (or Mercy) d. 12 Feb. 1813, a. 82 (g. s.). Had 
Luc9/, b. 12, bap. 25 Mar. 1750, d. 26 Oct. 1751, a. 2d yr.; Mari/, b. 
12, bap. 15 Oct. 1752; Lucy, b. 6, bap. 16 Mar. 1755; Joseph, bap. 24 
Sept. 1758; Naomi, bap. 'ib Jan. 1761, m. Abraham Cook, 5 July, 
1781; Chandler, h. 19 Jime, bap. 1 July, 1764; Patten, b. (7), bap. 
11 Jan. 1767; John Dickson, b. 31 Dec. 1768, bajj. 1 .Jan. 1769, d. 

21 Oct. 1769, a. 9 mos.; Rhoda, b. 5, bap. 7 Apr. 1771; a child, b. 
1773. The father was Pet. committeeman and assessor 1767-70. 
See Wyman, 838. 

11. Walter, s. of Joseph (4), had w. Mary, who d. 1 Dec. 1 759, a. 
23 (1760 — g. s.); she was Mary Wyman, of Woburn, m. 14 Dec. 
1758 — Wob. Records. He resided in the Charlestown {^art of this 
precinct, and m. second, Hannah Adams (Camb.), 17 Dec. 1761. He 
was adm. Pet. ch. 6 Mar. 1763, and d. 5 Mar. 1782, a. 45 (g. s.). He 
was Pet. committeeman and assessor 1770, '71, '73-77(1781, declined) ; 
Precinct clerk, 1773-1781. His wid. Hannah was adm. Pet. ch. 21 
Apr. 1782, and m. Enos Jones, of Ashburnham, 26 Dec. 1790. She 
was dism. from this ch. to Ashburnham, 26 May, 1799. and d. 17 Oct. 
1836, a. 93.J. Had by first w. a son, b. (18), d. 21 Oct. 1759, a. 3 
days; by second w. had James, b. 20, bap. 24 Apr. 1763 ; Walter, b. 3, 
bap. 5 May, 1765; Thomas, b. 10, bap. 14 June, 1767; a son, still- 
born, 8 Oct. 1769; Hannah, b. 3, bap. 16 Feb. 1772, m. Isaac Hill, 
and rem. in 1798 to Ashburnham — parentfj of Gov. Isaac Hill of New 
Hampshire, who was born, " eldest of a family of nine children," 6 
Apr. 1789, in the house where his gr. -father Walter Russell, and his 
immediate ancestors, "lived and died" — (see p. 260) — she d. 1 ]\far. 
1847, a. 75; Nathaniel, b. 15, bap. 17 Apr. 1774; John, b. 28 Aug., 
bap. 1 Sept. 1776, rem. to Fairfax, Vt. ; Joseph, b. 14, bap. 21 Mar. 
1779, rem. to Marblehead; a dau. stillborn, 17 Feb. 1782. See 
Wyman, 838, 839, 840. 

12. Philejion, s. of Joseph (4), was adm. Pet. ch. 21 Apr. 1782, 
and d. 31 May, 1797, a. 57 (g. s.), or June 2 (Fiske). Elizabeth, 
his wid., d. 22^0ct. 1825, a. 86 (g. s.). He m. Elizabeth Wyman, of 
Woburn, at Medford, 28 June, 1764. Had Philemon R.; Elizaheth, d. 

22 Apr. 1778, a. 7 yrs. (g. s.) ; Jesse (s. of Philemon, noiv Woburn), 
bap. here 9 July, 1775; Susanna, b. 13, bap. 17 Oct. 1779, m. Gard- 
ner Crosby, of Boston, 2 Jan. 1803; Ward, bap. 16 Sept. 1781. 



GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 295 

Philemon Russell was a Pet. committeeman and assessor 1778-80, 
'82-84. See Wi/man, 840. 

13. Seth, s. of Jeremiah — see (6), o. c. here 7 Mar. 1756. His 
w. DiXAii, was adm. Pet. ch. 7 Feb. 1762. (He m. Dinah Harring- 
ton, of Worcester, 8 May, 1755 — Wore. Rec.) She d. 15 May, 1802, 
a. 73. Seth the father was made prisoner by the British, 19 Apr. 
1775, and with his fellow-townsman, Samuel Frost, was reported 
" missing " — supposed to be on board one of the men of war (was on 
the Admiral), about 5 May, 1775. Frost and Russell were exchanged, 
6 June, 1775. Seth Russell was Pet. collector, 1762, '77, '78. He 
had Jeremiah, b 5 Dec. 1755, bap. 7 Mar. 1756; Phehe, b. 1, bap. 3 
Aug. 1760; Seth, b. 18, bap. 20 July, 1762; Edward, b. 6, bap. 14 
Oct. 1764; Anne Harrington, b. 17, bap. 29 Mar. 1767, m. James 
Cutter (by Mr. Hilliard, Camb.) 11 Aug. 1785 — see Cutter (par.21) ; 
Josiah Harrington, b. 5, bap. 10 Dec. 1769. See Wyman, 836. A 
nurse male child at Seth Russell's, d. 7 Sept. 1764, a. 14 mos. A 
nurse negro-child (from Boston) at Seth R.'s, d. 28 Dec. 1767, a. 1 yr. 
Sarah Diar, a child from its infancy with Seth Russell, bap. (net. 4) 
26 May. 1776. 

14. Edavard, s. of Jeremiah — see (6), grad. H. U. 1759 — styled 
"-4. B.'' — was adm. Pet. ch. 19 Aug. 1759. [He studied for the mi- 
nistrjs and was licensed as a preacher at Camb. 9 June, 1761, but 
accepted no pastoral charge and became a physician. He settled in 
North Yarmouth, Me., where he led an active and useful life, and d. 
19 Apr. 1785. Was a justice of the peace and quorum, and colonel 
of militia.] 

15. David, s. of Samuel (7), m. Ruth Locke — see Book of the 
Lockes, 166. David's child d. 28 Dec. 1807, a. 1^. 

. 16. Amos, s. of Samuel (7), m. Betsey Peirce, 20 Dec. 1793. He 
d. 13 Oct. 1828, a. 60. Elmira, his dau., m. Micajah Locke, 20 Sept. 
1812; Elizabeth, his dau., m. Jonathan Locke, of Woburn, 5 Mar. 
1816. (See Book of the Lockes, 136, 137, &c.) Amos, a son (?), 
had wife, d. 17 Mar. 1837, a. 25. 

17. Daniel, s. of Daniel (8), d. 5 Jan. 1803, a. 40. 

18. James, s. of Walter (ll),m. Rebecca Adams of Camb. 6 Mar. 
1783. Both o. c. here 28 June, 1789. She was adm. Pet. ch. 7 Mar. 
1802. Had Walter, b. 9 Aug. 1783, Rebecca and James, all bap. 28 
June, 1789; William Adams, bap. 16 May, 1790. Rebecca, the dau., 
m. Amos Whittemore, Jr., 22 Apr. 1804; she was b. 31 July, 1785, 
and is living (1879) aged 94, in the remarkable possession of her 
faculties. [Rebecca, the mother, d. 14 Nov. 1831, a. 67. The father 
m. second, Rebecca, wid. of John Tufts, 13 July, 1833. He d. 13 
Feb. 1846, a. 83. His wid. d. 22 Jan. 1862, a. 82.] He was a Pet. 
committeeman, 1792, '93, and 1806; Pet. assessor, 1792. Lieut. 
James Russell was Pet. collector, 1794. See Wyman's Chas., 839. 

19. Walter, s. of Walter (11), m. Frances Cutter, 26 June, 
1788. (He d. 15 July, 1848, a. 83. She d. 31 Aug. 1849.) Had 
Frances, m. William Prentiss, 28 Aug. 1808; Nahum ; a dau., d. 8 
Sept. 1800, a. 8 yrs.; a dau., d. 22 Aug. 1796, a. 19 mos.; Hannah, 



29(3 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

m. Davis Locke, 13 Jan. 1817; Harriet, m. George Peirce, 29 Mar. 
1819; Eliza, m. William Frost, 3 Oct. 1819; Walter, d. (at Boston) 
10 Jan. 1835, a. 37; Oliver; Mehitable, m. Thadcleus Dean; Mary, 
m. Charles Lord; Almira, m. Daniel Usher. See Cutter (par. 11); 
Wyman's Ghas., 839. 

20. Thomas, s. of Walter (11), m. Margaret Adams, 25 Nov. 

1788, removed to Ashburnham, and d. 19 Aug. 1823. His dau. Sarah 
A., m. Ephraim Cutter, Jr., 12 Oct. 1817— Cutter (par. 57). His son 
James, 2d, m. Martha M. W. Williams Locke, 6 Nov. 1825. Martha 
Mary W., w. of James, 2d, was dism. from this ch. to Cambridge, Nov. 
1832. See Wyman's Ghas., 839, 841. 

21. Nathaniel, s. of Walter (11), m. Mary Adams, 8 Mar.1795. 
She d. 13 Oct. 1800, a. 28. He o. c. here 7 Dec. 1800 (and d. Oct. 
or Nov. 1844, a. 70). He m. a second wife — Olcutt. Had by 1st 
wife, AUel (b. 18 June, 1795), bap. 7 Dec. 1800; Nathaniel (b. 2 
Feb. 1797), bap. 7 Dec. 1800, m. Sarah Swan, 15 Apr. 1824; Mary 
Adams (b. 2 June, 1799), d. 23 May, 1800, a. 1. (By second wife, 
Olcutt, son, twice m. ; and Gharles R., m. and with his brother both 
living in Ohio.) See Wyman, 840. 

22. Philemon R., s. of Philemon (12). m. Martha Tufts, of Med- 
ford, 10 Nov. 1791. She d. 26 May, 1821, a. 51 (g. s.). He d. 27 
Jialy, 1842, a. 72. John Cole d. suddenly at his place, 16 June, 1837, 
a. 60 — Mr. Damon supposes Cole a universalist, and attended the 
funeral. One Gould, a young man, a baker, was frozen near 
Phile. Russell's, 12 Feb. 1838. See Paige.' The father resided in 
what is now Soraerville. See Wyman's Ghas., 840. 

23. Edward, s. of Seth (13), m. Lydia Adams (by Mr. Hilliard, 
Camb.) 9 May, 1786. Both o. c. here 28 July, 1788. He d. 3 Nov. 
1808, a. 44, and his wid. m. James Cutter, 20 July, 1809 — Cutter 
(par. 21). Had Jeremiah, bap. 28 Sept. 1788; Lydia, bap. 15 Feb. 

1789, d. 29 Aug. 1790, a. 18 mos.; Lydia, bap. 6 Mar. 1791 ; Sophia, 
bap. — Sept. 1793; Edward, bap. 8 Nov. 1795, m. Abigail Harring- 
ton, 30 Dec. 1818; Leonora, bap. 11 Mar. 1798; Mary Adams, bap. 
15 Mar. 1801. 

24. JosiAH Harrington, s. of Seth (13), m. Sarah Hutchinson of 
Chas.. 5 Apr. 1795. He o. c. here 31Jan. 1796, and she was adm. to 
this ch. 12 Sept. 1802. He d. 15 Mar. 1815, a. 4 [7], and his wid. 
Sarah d. 25 May, 1843, a. 68. Had Sally Hutchinson, bap. 7 Feb. 
1796: 3f<iry Wright, bap. 1 Apr. 1798; Samuel Phillips, bap. 20 
Apr. 1800, d. 21 Nov. J 821, a. 21; Emily, bap. 30 May, 1802; 
Josiah Harrington; Elmira, bap. 24 Mar. 1805, m. Abel Peirce, of 
Chas., 4 Apr. 1822; Rebecca, bap. 30 Sept. 1810; OZiW,bap. 24 May, 
1812, d. 25 Sept. 1815, a. 4; Hannah, bap. 17 Aug. 1814. See 
Wyman, 841. 

25. Walter, s. of James (18), m. Rebecca Hill, 24 Dec. 1805; 
she d. 18 (fun. 19) Dec. 1814, a. 30. He m. second, Lydia Cutter, 
19 Jan. 1817 — see Cutter (par. 49); Wyman, 839. (He d. 25 Dec. 
183L His wid. m. Moses Whitney of Boston — Oct. 1833.) 



GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 297 

26. James, s. of James (18), b. at Chas. 14 Jan. 1788, d. at W. 
Camb. 9 Dec. 1863, grad. II. U. 1811, adra. to the bar 1814, State 
Senator 1840; "an honored citizen, a faithful lawyer, and upright 
man." Hakuiet, his wid., d. 2 Aug. 1866, a. 67 (monument). He 
m. Harriet Tufts (by Rev. Dr. Walker, Charlestovvn, 24 May, 1821). 
No issue. See Wt/tnan,S3'J, lOGS. 

27. William Adams, s. of James (18), b. (14 May, 1790), m. 
Kezia Teel of Chas. 16 Juue, 1811. Both o. c. here 2 July, 1815. 
Had WiUiam Adams, hap. 2 July, 1815, m. Harriet Hill, 24 June, 
1838; Kezia. bap. 2 July, 1815; an infant, d. 11 Feb. 1816; James, 
bap. 22 June, 1817, d. (at New York), buried here 5 .Jan. 1838, a. 21 ; 
Lucrelia Tufts, bap. 7 Nov. 1819; John Qaincy Adams, bap. 9 June, 
1822; Rebecca, bap. 12 Sept. 1824; Cliarles Henry, bap. '2ii Aucr. 
1828. See Wyman, 839. 

28. Jeremiah, s. of Edward (23), m. Esther Hall, 28 Oct. 1807. 
Both 0. c. here 3 Juue, 1810. He d. 29 Jan. 1827, a. 40. His wid. 
Esther d. 21 Nov. 1836, a. 48 (g. s.). Had Jeremiah, bap. 3 June, 
1810, in. Lucinda Stearns, 24 May, 1833, was of Lexington in 1842; 
Esther, hsip. 3 Juue, 1810, m. Benjamin F. Cutter, 29 Apr. 1828, and 
d. here 3 Mar. 1830, a. 22 (g. s.) ; James SalUvan, bap. 19 May, 1811 ; 
John Adams, bap. 12 Apr. 1813, was of Lexington in 1842; Sarah 
Hall, bap. 11 June, 1815, m. B. F. Cutter (husband of her sister 
Esther) 13 Mar. 1831, was of Pelham, N. H., in 1842— see Cutter 
(par. 77) — and d. 9 Jan. 1844; Lydia Adams, bap. 25 May, 1817, d. 
27 Apr. 1827, a. 10; Benjamin Franklin, bap. 6 June, 1819, m. 
Cynthia Cutter, intention 30 Apr. 1843; Maria Louisa, bap. 29 Dec. 
1822, m. Cyrus H. Cutter, 24 Dec. 1846. See Cutter (par. 67, 
and 55). 

29. Jason (s. of Hubbard, s. of Jason, s. of William the emigrant), 
m. Elizabeth Wiuship, 28 Jan. 1740. He was bap. at Medford 14 
Apr. 1717, and was adm. Pet. ch. 20 Apr. 1740. He sold Rev. 
Samuel Cooke, first pastor of the church, an acre of ground for a house, 
12 May, 1740. He was a Pet. committeeman, 1758, 1761-63, and Pet. 
assessor the same period. P^lizabeth .Johnson d. at his place 8 Feb. 
1751, a. 17 yrs. Kate, his negro child, was bap. 17 Mar. 1754, a. 3 
mos. He was the famous .Jason Russell, an invalid and noncombatant, 
who was barbarously butcliered in his own house here by the British 
troops on their retreat from Lexington and Concord on tbe 19th of 
April, 1775. He had refused to flee, exclaiming, an " Englishman's 
house is his castle I " He was shot with two ballets, and eleven 
bayonet stabs were found on his body. A simple slate gravestone in 
the old burying ground contains the inscription inserted on p. 69 of 
this work. His wid. P^lizabeth d. 11 Aug. 1786, a. 65 (g. s.). A 
Bible that formerly belonged to her, contained this inscription : •• Pur- 
chased with money given her by some unknown friend in England, in 
consideration of the loss of her beloved husband, on the 19th of Ai^ril, 
1775, who was inhumanly murdered by the British troops, under the 
command of Gen. Thomas Gage, to the eternal infamy of the British 
nation." He had Jason, b. 7, bap. 14 Mar. 1742; Elizabeth, b. 26 D.ec. 

27 



298 HISTORY or Arlington. 

1743, bap. 1 Jan. 1744, d. 28 (29) Mar. 1751, a. 7 (g.s.); John, b. 3, 
bap. 10 Aug. 174G; Hubbard, b. 25, bap. 29 Mar. 1749 (privately); 
Thomas, b. 22, bap. 28 July, 1751; Noah, b. 15, bap. 22 July, 1753, 
d. 13 Oct. 1754, a. 2 (15 mos. g. s.) ; Elizabeth, b. 3, bap. 4 July, 1756, 
was adm. Pet. ch. 30 Oct. 1774, and m. Jotham Webber, 12 Mar. 
1778; Mary, bap. 17 May, 17G1, d. 11 Apr. 1762, a. 11 mos. (g.s.); 
Noah, b. 8, bap. 13 Mar. 1763. See Wyman, 837. 

30. Jason, s, of .Jason (29), m. Elizabeth Locke, 28 Oct. 1762. He 
0. c. here 5 June, 1763, and afterward rem. to Mason, N. H. Had 
Jason, b. 2, bap. 12 June, 1763; Jonathan, b. 8, bap. 10 Feb. 1765; 
Josiah, b. 13, bap. 18 Jan. 1767; Elizabeth — "of Jason and Eliza- 
beth, of Mason" — bap. here 1 Oct. 1769, m. Daniel Hill, Jr.; Ben- 
jamin — s. "of Jason, of Mason" — bap. here 15 Oct. 1775. See 
Book of the Lockes, 78, &c. 

31. John, s. of Jason (29), m. Ruhamah Frost, 31 Aug. 1769. 
Both o. c. here 6 May, 1770, and were adm. Pet. ch. together, 24 Feb. 
1771. Had John, b. 5 Feb., bap. 6 May, 1770; Eph'aim, b. 23, bap. 
28 June, 1772. 

32. Thomas, s. of Jason (29), m. Anna Whittemore, 8 Mar. 1774. 
Both were adm. Pet. eh. 30 Oct. 1774. He d. 7 June, 1809, a. 58. 
His wid. Anna d. 17 Jan. 1819, a. 64. Both were intombed in the 
Pet. Bur. Or. Had Anna, b. 19, bap. 23 Apr. 1775 (privately), d. 
soon; Thomas, h. 23, bap. 24 Nov. 1776; Aaron, h. 30 May, bap. 6 
June, 1779, (d. — Nov. 1848, a. 69) ; Anna (b. 27 Jan.), bap. 4 Feb. 
1781, m. John Estabrooks, 31 Aug. 1800, and (second) Abner Stearns; 
Polly, h. (25) Sept., bap. 12 Sept. 1783, by Rev. Mr. Clarke, m. Joshua 
Avery, 27 Dec. 1807. See Wyman, 837. 

33. Noah, s. of Jason (29), and w. EuxNICE, were adm. Pet. eh. 
9 Feb. 1783. (He m. Eunice Bemis, in Waltham, 12 Sept. 1782.) He 
d. here 6 Nov. 1824, a. 62. Pet. collector,l789, 1804, '05; Pet. com- 
mitteeman, 1807. Had Eunice, bap. 9 Mar. 1783, m. Alpheus Leach, 
30 Oct. 1805; Elizabeth, bap. 7 Sept. 1788, d. 21 Oct. 1801, a. 13 (g. 
s.), 22 Oct. burial; Josiah, bap. 17 Apr. 1791; Abigail, bap. 6 Sept. 
1795, m. Daniel P>ost, 17 Feb. 1818. 

34. Thomas, s. of Thomas (32), m. Eliza Warren, of Chas., 21 
Dec. 1800. He was known as " Colonel," having commanded a regi- 
ment of horse in 1812, and d. 31 Mar. 1866, a. 89. He was Pre- 
cinct clerk, 1806, '07, and continued as Parish clerk till 1826, twenty 
years. Had Thomas Jefferson, b. 10 Dee. 1801, m. Mary L. Perry, 
8 Apr. 1830, W. Camb.; Eliza Ann, b. 29 Mar. 1803, o. c. and was 
bap. here 26 Mar. 1827 (set. 24) ; George Clinton, b. 4 Feb. 1805, m. 
Sophronia Fessenden, 23 May, 1830, W. Camb.; Mary Jane, b. 17 
Ma}^, 1806, o. e. and was bap. here 26 Mar. 1827 (a;t. 21), d. 7 June, 
1827, a. 21. See Wytnan, 837. 

35. James, of Lexington, had Submit, bap. here 22 July, 1744; 
Martha and Sarah, b. 8, bap. 26 July, 1747. (He rem. from Lexing- 
ton here, before 1749; s. of James, s. of Philip, s. of William, of 
Camb., the emigrant.) 

36. William s. of Edward (3), m. Mary Richardson, 16 Jan. 



GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 299 

1772. His son William, perhaps he who m. Elizabeth Hunuewell, 4 
Aug. 1799. 

37. JosiAii H., s. of Josiah Harrington (24), had Charles, d. 19 
Feb. 1840, a. 20 mos. ; a son, d. 24 Sept. 1840, a. 1 week; a dau., d. 
27 July, 1842, a. 8 mos. 

38. Mauy, m. John Goddin, 2G July, 1771. ELizABExri, of Lex- 
ington, m. Joshua Underwood, of Camb., 25 Aug. 1771. Widow — , 
funeral 7 Aug. 1775. Sar. or Sou., funeral 18 Aug. 1775. Sarah, 
of Boston, m. Joseph Weeks, of Caml)., 5 Jan. 1778. Polly, d. 12 
Oct. 1790, a. 20 mos. Mary, of Camb., m. Roger Adams, of New- 
ton, 14 Oct. 1805. Jonathan F., m. Ruthy Frost, 9 Apr. 1809. 
Lydia, of W. Camb., m. Samuel Skilton of Chas., 16 Jan. 1814. 
Lydia, m. Thomas II. Teel, 25 Aug., 1814. Lucetta, m. Samuel 
Hutchinson, of Chas., 14 Dec. 1817. Mary, m. Thomas Leach, 22 
Apr. 1821. Samuel W., m. Susan Ann Adams. 24 Oct. 1838. 
BowEN, m. Mehitable Locke, 6 June, 1833 {Locke Book, 286). Levi, 
d. 19 July, 1825, a. 19 yrs. Hannah, d. 11 July, 1839, a. 25. Mary 
Eliza, d.' 16 Sept. 184f, a. 10. Walter, d. (at^Boston) 6 Feb. 1848, 
a. 25, 

RUST, Wallis (of Boston), m. W^id. Rebecca Cutter, 29 Oct, 
1797. Had .4c?e/i/ze, m. John Jarvis, 6 Jan. 1822; and others. See 
Cutter (par. 37). 

SANDERSON, Benjamin L., m. Mary Cooke, 26 Oct. 1823. Col. 
Benjamin L. d. 16 Aug. 1840, a. 89. 

SAUNDERS, Widow, d. at Capt. Adams's, 19 Apr. 1763, a. 85. 
Lucy, m. Samuel Estabrook, 30 Apr. 1803. 

SAWTELL, Homer, m. Mary Cook, 2d, 1 Aug, 1808. 

SAWYER, , d. of dysentery, 24 Sept. 1778, a. 64, Sukey, 

late of Boston, m. John Locke, 6 Feb. 1777. See Locke (par. 9), 

SCHOULER, John, had James,(\. 9 Sept. 1837, a. 2 yrs. Wil- 
liam, m. Frances Eliza AVarren, 6 Oct. 1835.' Jeanette, m. Wil- 
liam Comston, of Boston, 27 June, 1839. 

SHATTUCK, Sarah, of Camb., m. Jeduthun Fay, of Westboro', 
12 Dec. 1739. Susanna, m. John White, of Boston, 9 June, 1741. 

1 AVilliam Schouler, Adjutant General of Massachusetts during the War of 
the Rebellion, came from Scotland with his father. Followed his father's trade 
of calico printer in Taunton, Lynn and West Cambridge. Became editor and 
propi'ietor of the Loioell Courier, one of the proprietors and editors of the Boston 
Daily Atlas, of the Cincinnati Gazette, Ohio State Journal, and again of the Boston 
Atlas and Bee. Four times in the Mass. Legislature ; member Constitutional 
Convention, 18o.3; Author of "Massachusetts in the Civil War," 2 vols. 8vo. 
1868-71. See Drake's Bio/j. Did. 

His friend, Mr. John B. Russell, contributes the following: — 

Gen. Wni. Schouler was born at Kilbrackan, Scotland, Dec. 31, 1814 ; died at 
West Roxbury, Mass., Jan. 6, 1866. 

A monument was er<!Cted to his memory in Forest Hills Cemetery, Roxbury, 



300 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

JosiAH, m. Mary Hastings, 11 Jan. 1753. A girl at Mr. Shattuck's 
was killed by a cart, 16 Oct. 1753, a. 10 yrs. "Bknjamin, d. 21 Nov. 
17()7, a. 8 yrs. Benjamin, s. of Josiah, d. 28 Sept. 1770. a. 24 yrs, 
JosiAU, d. 12 Nov. 1774, a. 60. Susanna, m. Joshua Kendall, 25 
Apr. 1771. Varnum P., of Chas., m. Cherry A. Locke, 18 Jan. 
1827. Isaac, Jr., m. Lucy Augusta Cutter, 24 Jan. 1839. See 
LocKK (par. 30) and Cuttek (par. 62) ; Wyman's Ghas., 855. 

SHAW, Joseph, m. Susanna Dickson, 23 Jan. 1777. He, adult, 
aet. 23, was bap. 1 June, 1777. Joseph and Susanna o. c. Pre- 
cinct church, 1 June, 1777. Had Joseph, b. 24, bap. 29 June, 
mi; Susamia,h. 1, bap. 17 Jan. 1779. A nurse child at Joseph 
Shaw's, d. 6 Mar. 1782, a. 7 mos. ; another nurse child, do., d. 2 Aug. 
1783. .Joseph the father belonged to the Pet. Baptist Society, 21 
July, 1787. Mrs. Joanna, of Lexington, m. Dr. Elias Maynard, of 
Dunstable, N. H., 10 Feb. 1806. (Darius Shaw, m. Mrs. Joanna 
Winship, 27 July, 1797. — Lexington Records.) 

SHED, Ebenezer, Jr., of Charlestown, m. Ruth Winship, of 
Camb., 24 Mar. 1760. See Wyman's Chas., 858. 

SHEPHERD, Thomas, of Worcester, m. Lydia Watson, of Camb., 
25 Nov. 1790. 

SIMPSON, Jesse, m. Paulina Carroll, 15 Apr. 1840. 

SKILTON, Samuel, of Charlestown, m. Lydia Russell, 16 Jan. 
1814. See Wyman, 868. 

SKINNER, Joseph, m. Mrs. Lydia Whittemore, 17 Sept. 1811. 

SMITH. Sarah, w. of Samuel, was adm. Pet. ch. at organization, 
9 Sept. 1739. Samuel was adm. to same ch. 27 Dec. 1741. Had 
son, d. 19 May, 1740, a. 18 mos.; Thomas, b. 1740, bap. 30 Mar. 
1740; Robert, b. 11, bap. 13 Dec. 1741; Daniel, b. 29 May, bap. 8 
June, 1746, d. 23 July, 1746, a. 2 mos. See Wyman, 877, 878. 

2. Eliakim, funeral 26 Aug. 1775. Abigail, dau. of , of 

Medford, bap. here 26 Feb. 1774. 

3. Jacob, and w. Susanna, were adm. -Pet. ch. 27 Mar. 1814. Had 
Sally (an adopted child), and Isaac Brooks, both bap. here 30 Jan. 
1803; William Henry, bap. here 8 Jan. 1809. See Bond's Water- 
town, 436. 

Mass., which has a fine medallion and good likeness of the General, Avith these 
inscriptions : 

" He served in both branches of the L ^gislature of Massachusetts ; was Adju- 
tant General from 1860 to 1866 ; and hjr Historian." 

The last official act of the Governor was the following : 

" Special Order. — TheGovernor and Commander-in-Chief, at themoment of re- 
tiring from office, as his last official act, tenders this expression of cordial and 
grateful respect to Major- General William Schouler, Adjutant General of this 
Commonwealth, who has served the country, the Commonwealth, and his Chief, 
with constancy, devotion, ability and success, throughout his administration. 

(Signed) John A. Andrew." 



GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 301 

4. Elijah, and w. Lydia, were adra. Pet. ch. 27 Mar. 1814. Had 
Sarah Bemis, bap. 30 Sept. 1810; Elijah Brown, bap. 6 June, 1813; 
Lydia 3Iaria, bap. 20 Apr. 1817; Octavius, bap. 6 June, 1819. See 
Bond's ITa^., 436, 441, 501, 502, Elijah (4) and Jacob (3) were 
brothers, Sauah, was a pewholder Iiere, 1805. See IIolden (1). 

5. Thomas P., d. 28 Mar. 1824, a. 30. Mehitable S., d. 26 
Jan. 1826, a. 33. Ebkxkzer, d. 11 Apr. 1840, a. 57. Luther, m. 
Elizabeth Smith, 30 Oct. 1791. Charles, and Hannah Hammond, 
of Lexington, m. 2 May, 1816. Ruth, of Lexington, and Lot 
Eaton, of Woburn, m. 17 Apr. 1817. Lavinia, of Lexington, and 
Oliver Locke, of W. Camb., m. 2 Apr. 1818. Josiah, Jr., and Lu- 
cindaWyman, of Lexington, m. 21 May, 1818. Patty, and David 
Tiittle, of Lexington, m. 21 May, 1818. Elias, and Harriet Hast- 
ings, of Lexington, m. 8 Aug. 1819. Samuel, and Elizabeth Locke, 
of Woburn, m. 20 May, 1824. Wid. Hannah, of Lexington, and 
John Anderson, of Boston, m. 31 Jan. 1828. Porter, and Sarah D. 
Clay, both of South Reading, m. 15 Aug. 1837. 

SNOW, Doane, had son James Green Brown, bap. here 27 Mar. 
1796. John, m. Eleanor Frost, 22 Nov, 1818, Eleanor, the same, 
probably, d. 3 May, 1819, a. 19. Benjamin, Esq., of Fitchburg, and 
Anne Stearns, of Lunenburg, m, 7 Oct, 1839. Lucretia, d. 8 Mar. 
1843, a. 18. 

S PAULDING, Putnam, of Medford, m, Abigail Frost, 26 June, 
1808. 

SPEED, Paul (British), m. Mary Goddin, 15 Dec. 1778— fee $6. 

SPRAGUE, Jonathan, of Charlestown, had w. Rebecca, adm. 
Pet. ch. 17 June, 1752, and sou David, b. 9, bap. here 12 July, 1752. 
See Wyman, 890. John, had a seat in the meeting-house here, 1781. 
Thomas, and Abigail Reed, of Chas., m. 30 May, 1819. Pascal, had 
dau. d. 19 Sept. 1839, a. 8 weeks. See Whittemore (par. 13). 

SPRING, Henry, Jr., of AVatertown, m. Sarah Winship, of 
Charlestown, this Pet., 30 Jan. 1744. He was a brother of the cele- 
brated Dr. Marshall Spring. Henry, Jr. — Watertown — o. c. here 25 
Mar. 1744, and had dau. Sarah, b. 18, bap. 26 Mar. 1744. Wid. 
Sarah m. Timothy Swan, both of Camb., 27 July, 1766. Her son, 
Francis, d. here 19 Oct. 1770, a. 21 yrs. See Bond's Wat., 443, 444; 
Wyman's Chas., 893, 

STANTON, Mrs. Hannah, d. 7 Dec. 1803, a. 46. Latham, and 
Rachel Dickson, of Charlestown, m. 8 July, 1810. Rachel, wife of 
Capt., of Charlestown End, d. 25 Mar. 1836, a. 81 (g. s.). See Wy- 
man, 895. 

STEARNS, Isaiah, had w. Elizabeth, adm. Pet. ch. and bap. 16 

Sept. 1750. Had son, Benjamin, b. 18. bap. 21 Oct. 1750; Isaiah,h. 

(29), bap. 26 July, 1752, d. 10 Feb. 1755, a. 3; Peter, b. 24, bap. 2^ 

Apr. 1754, d. 3 Nov. 1754, a. 7 mos.; Isaiah, b. 5, bap. 13 June, 

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302 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

175G; Pe^er, bap. U Jan. 1759; Danielh. 17, bap. 28 Dec. 1760; 
Joshua, b. 17 Feb., bap. 8 May, 1763; Isaac, b. 27 Feb., bap. 31 Mar. 
1765. Isaiah tbe father d. 11 Mar. 1768, a. 40. A nurse child at 
Isaiah's (from Boston), d. 15 Oct. 1762, a. 6 mos. His wid. PLliza- 
BETH had after his death, a son, Henry, b. 10, bap. 11 Aug. 17 08, d. 
12 Sept. 1709, a. 12 mos. 1 day. Wid. Elizabeth m. Edward Fille- 
brown, 7 Dec. 1775. See Bond's Wat, 463, 940; Wyman's Chas., 
897. 

2. Stephen, bro. of Isaiah (1), had wife . adm. Pet. ch. 1 

Oct. 1758. Had son, Stephen, b. 17, bap. 20 June. 1756; Ruth. bap. 
17 Dec. 1758; John, bap. 13 Dec. 1761; Persis, b. 24 Nov., bap. 4 
Dec. 1763; Joshua, b. 3, bap. privately 19 Jan. 1766. An infant of 
Stephen, d. 28 Sept. 1764, and a nurse child at Stephen's, Senior, 
d. 9 Jan. 1757, a. 6 mos. Stephen belonged to the Baptist Society, 
1787. See Bond's Wat., 402-63, 940; Wyman's Chas., 896, 897. 

3. Benjamin, s. of Wid. Stearns (1), d. 8 Sept. 1770, a. 20. 

4. Isaiah, s. of Wid. Isaiah (1), d. 1 Aug. 1770 (age not given). 

5. Joshua, s. of Wid. S., at Mr. Adams's, d. 9 Nov. 1749, a. 9 
yrs. Phineas, of Waltham, m. Mary Wellington, of Camb., 9 July, 
1761. Bond's Wat., 499. 

6. Stephen, s. of Stephen (2), d. 16 Dec. 1817, a. 66. Bond's 
Wat., 462-3 ; Wyman, 897. He was prob. the Stephen, a Baptist, in 
Menotomy, 1787. 

7. Abner, m. Mrs. Anna Estabrook, of W. Camb., 7 Aug. 1808. 
Abner and w. Anna were adm. Pet. ch. 23 June, 1806. Ann, w. of 
Abner (his second wife), was adm. same ch. 5 Nov. 1809. Anna 
(the first wife of Abner), d. here 22 Oct. 1807, a. 32. He had Mary 
Ann Bill, bap. 12 Nov. 1809; Edward Harrison, bap. 27 Feb. 1814; 
George Sidlivan, bap. 9 June, 1816. Also Abner, Albert T. and Henry 
A. See Bond's Wat., 472-3.^ 

8. Harriet, m. John Augustus, of Lexington, 6 Nov. 1817. 

1 In 1805 Abner Stearns of Billerica bought a lot of land of Ephraim Cook, 
-which in 1808 he sold to John Tufts, with a woolen factory and machinery 
thereon. Mr. Stearns then bought another lot, about one- third of a mile above 
his original purchase, and by digging a canal half a mile long, created a good 
water power, and established a thrifty business in carding wool. He soon 
added a grist mill, afterward altered into one for grinding and bolting yellow 
ochre for paints, and a machine for chipping dye Avoods. In 1811 he erected a 
large building in the rear of his dwelling-house, and directly over the brook, 
where he had a machine shop, and made several hundred machines for splitting 
leather, believed to be the first ever used for this purpose ; also agricultural im- 
plements. He had previously invented a machine for dyeing silk, since in gen- 
eral use for that purpose. In the same building he had a fulling mill, and a 
spinning jenny of seventy-two spindles. The yarn spun Avas taken elsewhere, 
and made into broadcloth. The peace of 1815, however, broke up this business, 
owing to excessive importation of British cloths. In 1816 Mr. Stearns removed 
from West Cambridge to his old homestead in Billerica, where he died in 1838. 
He was an ingenious mechanic, and an upright, excellent, enterprising citizen. 
In 1832 he sold to James Schouler, of Lynn, Mass., a calico printer, his place 
in West Cambridge, with the dwelling-house, factory, mill privilege, &c. They 
were destroyed by tire in 1873 or 74. — J. B. R. 



GENEALOGICAL llEGISTER. 303 

Leox.vrd, m. Hannah Wilson, of W. Cainb., 16 Apr. 1820. Han- 
nah, w. of Leonard, d. 27 Mar. 1840, a. 43. Joseph, of Billerica, 
m. Elizabeth Prentiss, of \V. Caiub., U May, 1828. Mrs. Eliza- 
beth, of Billerica, wife of Josi:rH, and dau. of George Prentice, d. 
25 Sept. 1835, a. 55. Lydia, at the poorhouse, d. 21 Oct. 1828, a. 82. 
Anne, of Lunenburg, m. Benjamin Snow, Esq., of Fitchburg, 7 Oct. 
1831).— Bond's Wat., 48'J. Miss Mary, dau. of Capt. Geokge, d. 27 
Apr. 1840, a. 19.— Bond's Wat, 574. 

STEDMAN, Sophia, m. Samuel Peirce, 20 IMar. 1796. 

STEPHENS, Philip— child, d. 4 Jan. 1789, a. 7 mos. John C, 
of Boston, m. Eunice E. Jennings, of W. Camb., 11 Apr. 1822. The 
last is Stevens. 

STETSON, Zepiianiah, had w. Emjia, who o. c. and was bap. 
here 10 Oct. 1813, and also had chil. Emma Wyman, bap. 10 Oct. 
1813; Algernon Sydney, bap. 13 May, 1821; Joseph Wyman, bap. 7 
Dec. 1823. Rev. Caleb, of Medford, m. Julia Ann Merriam, of 
Lexington, 22 Aug. 1827 ; pastor of the First Parish, Medford, 
1827-1848. 

ST. LAWRENCE, Joseph, d. at Jason AVinship's, 2 Apr. 1751, 
a. 6 yrs. 

STONE, Rebecca, dau. of Mrs. Wellington, was adm. Pet. ch. 17 
May, 1741. Probably had the following: Rebecca, m. Timothy 
Wellington, of Lexington, 23 Sept. 1742. Sister of the following 
— see Bond, 523. Samuel, of Lexington, and w. Martha, were 
adm. to this ch. 17 Mar. 1754. Samuel, of Lexington, had Mary, 
bap. here "28 Apr. 1754; Samuel, bap. 30 May, 1756; Timothy, bap. 
29 Jan. 1758; John Earle, bap. here 23 Sept. 1764. Samuel, and 
Martha his wife, were dism. from this ch. " to Townseud," 1 Sept. 
1765. See Bond's Wat.,b-2d; Woman's C/^a^., 908. 

2. JosiAH, of Lexington, bro. of the preceding, and w. Abigail, 
o. c. here 31 Aug. 1755. Had Abigail, bap. here 31 Aug. 1755; 
Elizabeth, bap. do. 30 Jan. 1757. (His wife was dau. of John Cutter, 
of Lexington) — see Hist. Cutter Fam., pp. 83, 381, and BoiuVs, Wat., 
528, 945. 

3. Jonathan, of W^atertown, brother of Josiah (2), m. Martha 
Cutter, 21 May, 1747, dau. of Dea. John Cutter— see Cutter (par. 
3) ; Bond's Wat, pp. 523, 527, and Hist. Cutter Fain., pp. 47, 379, 
&c. Jonathan, of W^atertown, had John, bap. here 16 Mar. 1755, 
and Ihomas, b. 27 Mar., bap. 3 Apr. 1757; also Lydia, bap. here 6 
May, 1759, and Hannah, bap. here 5 Apr. 1761. Cherry (a daugh- 
ter), d. 2 Oct. 1806, a. 42 (g. s.) unm. 

4. Seth, a son of Jonathan (3), m. Mary Tufts, of Medford, 6 
Aug. 1776. Seth was adm. Pet. ch. 25 Aug. 1776, and had Polly 
(or Patty), b. 23, bap. 27 Apr. 1777. Seth, of New Salem, m. Polly 
Hopkins, of Camb., 13 Mar. 1803. Seth was a corporal in Capt. B. 
Locke's Co. of Menotomy minutemen, 1775; Precinct collector, 1784, 
'88. See Woman's Chas., 908, 909. 



304 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

5. John, a son of Jonathan (3), m. Mary Tufts, of IMedford, 13 
Apr. 1780. John, and w. Mary, were adm. Fct. ch. 27 Aug. 1780. 
He had John Cutter, b. 26, bap. 29 Oct. 1780. John the father was 
dism. "to 1st ch. in Cambridge," 11 Dec. 1803. John was a private 
soldier in the Revolution. See Wyman, 909, 910. 

6. Love, m. Samuel Whittemore, 3d, 11 June, 1747, Oliver, of 
Harvard, m. Mary Locke, 12 May, 1757. Sibbel (or Sybil), of 
Medford, m. Joel Adams, of Camb., 23 Oct. 1788. [Love was sister 
of Jonathan(3) — see Bond's Wat., 523; Wyman's Ohas., 910; Sybil 
may be — see Bond, 527 (163j — gr.-dau. of Jonathan (3).] 

STOUGHTON, John [Spanish Consul], of Boston, m. Anna Mar- 
garet DeNeufville, of Camb., 11 Nov. 1799. [From stone over tomb 
in Pet. burying-ground, of family of '' Stoughton & R. I. Linzee," 
A.D; 1812, he d. 28 Jan. 1820, a. 75; she d. 29 Oct. 1837, a. 78; 
their dau., L. C. M., w. of A. E. Watson, d. 24 Oct. 1832, a. 28.] 
See De Neufville. 

STUART, Jeremiah, had a seat in the meeting-house here, 1781. 

SULLIVAN, Richard, a pewholder here in 1805. Wyman, 
915. 

SUMNER, Catherine, of Roxbury, m. Gershom Cutter, Jr., 23 
June, 1786 — Cutter (par. 61). 

SWAN, Ebenezer, adm. Pet. ch. at organization, 9 Sept. 1739, d. 
27 July, 1740, a. 68; son of John Swan, the emigrant — see Paige, 
667, &c. His w. Elizabeth, adm. Pet. ch. at org. 9 Sept. 1739, d. 
his widow, "of a terrible cancer," 20 Apr. 1748, a. 73, Mary, dau. 
of Ebenezer, was adm. Pet. ch. at organization, 9 Sept. 1739. 

2. John, nephew of Ebenezer (1) — see Paige — was adm. Pet. ch, 
at org. 9 Sept. 1739. Elizabeth, w. of John, adm. do. at org. 9 
Sept. 1739. John the father d. suddenly 31 Mar. 1752, a. 70. A 
child from Boston, d. at John^ Swan's, 27 Oct. 1747, a. 16 mos. Wid, 
Elizabeth, of this ch., was buried here 28 Oct. 1780, a. 85. John 
Maccorly, on Wid. Elizabeth Swan's account, bap. 25 Dec. 1757, ait. 
8. Elizabeth, dau. of John, and Esther, dau. of John, were 
adm. Pet. ch. 8 Aug, 1742, Esther m. Zebadiah Richardson, of 
Woburn, 19 Apr. 1759 [died 19 Apr. 1774 — see History of Pre- 
cinct, under 1774]. Susanna, dau. of John, was adm. Pet. ch. 23 
Sept. 1750. Susanna m. Samuel Watts, of W^oburn, 4 Apr. 1757. 
See Wyman's Ghas., 917. 

3. Ebenezer, s. of Ebenezer (1), d. "Ah! plurise five days," 23 
Apr. 1752, a. 47. His w. Bathsheba d. 31 Aug. 1793, a. 84. A 
dau. Bathsheba d. 27 Aug. 1805, unm. a. 68 ; a dau. d. 22 July, 1740, 

a. 18 mos.; had a son Joshua, b. 28 June, bap. 10 July, 1743; Mary, 

b. 3, bap. 7 Ajar. 1745, d. 1 Aug. 1747, a. 3 yrs.; a dau., b. 5 Feb., d. 
6 Feb. 1749, a. 2 days; Mary (prob. a dau.), d. 25 Sept. 1750, a. 4 
yrs.; a son, b. 3 Mar., d. 8 Mar. 1752, a. 5 days; and jirob. others. 

4. Samuel, s. of Ebenezer (1), d. here 19 June, 1750. Had 
Samuel (o. c. Pet. ch. 23 May, 1762) ; Aaron, b. 11 May, bap. 1 June, 



GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 305 

1740; George, b. 21, bap. 25 July, 1742. d. 26 May, 1748, a. 6; Sa- 
rah, b. 29 Jan., bap. 10 Feb. 1745; Nathan, b. 31 May, bap. 7 June, 
1747; George (s. of Wid. of Samuel), b. 4, bap. 8 July, 1750. A 
negro child at Widow Swan's, d. 3 Jan. 1753, a. 2 yrs. Girl from 
Boston, at Wid. Sarah Swan's, d. 24 Dec. 1754, a. 8 yrs. Wid. 
Sauaii m. Israel Hinds, 20 Feb. 1755 — fee 31«. 6rf. 

5. William, s. of Ebenezer (1). m. Ruth Polly, of Medford, 13 
Apr. 1743. RuHAMAii, dau. of William, living at Woburn, bap. 
here, 8 Oct. 1769. 

6. John, s. of John (2), was adm. Pet. ch. 3 July, 1757. Pet. 
collector, 1761 — see par. 19. See Wy man's Chas., 917. 

7. Timothy, s. of John (2), had w. Sarah, and both were adm. 
Pet. ch. 11 Nov. 1750. Sarah, w. of Timothy, d. 2 Apr. 1756, a. 
26. He m. Wid. Sarah Spring, 27 July, 1766. Francis Spring, s. of 
Mrs. Timothy Swan, d. 19 Oct. 1770, a. 21 yrs. Timothy had dau. 
b. 30 Mar. 1749, d. 1 Jan. 1750, a. 9 mos. ; timothy, b. 23 Aug., bap. 
11 Nov. 1750, d. 3 July, 1753, a. 3; Sarah, b. 31 Dec. 1751, bap. 5 
Jan. 1752; Prudence, b. 24, bap. 'l^i May, 1754, m. George Swan, 27 
Nov. 1774; ^M7Mce, b. 9, bap. 15 Feb. 1756. Timothy the father, 
"after above two years helpless," d. 19 Oct. 1780. See Wyman, 
918. 

8. Ebenezer, s. of Ebenezer (3), adm. Pet. ch. 19 Feb. 1758, 
and had Peter, ha^). 19 Feb. 1758, d. soon; Ebenezer, bap. 25 Jan. 
1761 ; Peter, b. 12, bap. 15 May, 1763; Ger shorn, b. 18, bap. 23 Mar. 
1766; Timothy, b. 16, bap. 20 Aug. 1769. Ebenezer the father be- 
longed to the Baptist Society in Camb. N. W. Pet. 21 July, 1787, and 
d. — Aug., 1798, a. 61. He was a Pet. committeeman and assessor, 
1771. 

9. Joshua, s. of Ebenezer (3), m. Sarah Cutter, 20 July, 1762 — 
Cutter (par. 14). See Cutter Book. 248. His dau. Sarah, m. Phi- 
lemon Robbins ; a dau. Anna. m. John F. Dizer ; Mary, a dau., m. 
Isaac Warren here, 8 July. 1781. See W3^man's Chas., 918. 

10. Samuel, s. of Samuel (4). m. Sarah Williams, 1 Jan. 1761. 
He o. c. 23 May, 1762, and had Sarah, b. 13, bap. 23 May, 1762, m. 
Thomas Elliot, of Royalston, 26 Aug. 1781 ; Samuel, b. 26, bap. 30 
June, 1765, d. of "hooping cough," 11 Mar. 1771, a. 6; Thomas, b. 
21, bap. 27 Dec. 1767. Samuel the father d. of consumption, 2 Dec. 
1781. 

11. Aaron, s. of Samuel (i), had son, b. 28 Mar. 1766; a child, 
b. _ Oct. 1767; Elizabeth, b. 18 Jan. 1770, d. 13 June, 1770, a. 5 
mos.; a child, b. 27 Sept. 1771 ; a son, b. 19 Nov. 1773. Aaron the 
father belonged to the Pet. Baptist Society, 21 July, 1787. He served 
as a private soldier in the Revolutionary Army and French War. 

12. Nathan, s. of Samuel (4), m. Phebe Wilson, 21 June, 1770. 
Nathan and w. Phebk o. c. here, 16 Sept. 1770. Had infant son, 
b. 30 Oct. 1770, stillborn; a son, stillborn, 4 July, 1772; Nnihan, b. 
20, bap. 27 June, 1773; Moses, h. 13, bap. 26 Feb. 1775; Walter, b. 
19 Aug.. bap. 1 Sept. 1776; Martha, b. 11, bap. 17 Sept. 1780, m. 
Timothy Swan, Jr., 5 May, 1805. Nathan the father d. 6 Nov. 
1799, a. 53. 



306 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

13. George, s. of Samuel (4), m. Prudence Swan, 27 Nov. 

1774. Pie belonged to the Pet. Baptist Society, 1787. Had dau., b. 

16 Mar. 1775, prob. the Sarah, his dau., who d. 2 Sept. 1778, a. 2 
yrs. ; a son, b. 30 Aug. 1778; a dau., b. 23 July, 1780; a dau., b. 30 
Aug. 1782; a child, d. 21 Nov. 1800. a. 3 yrs. Sally, prob. a dau., m. 
Nathaniel Nason, 20 Oct. 1803; also George (see par. 2o). Mr. 
George d. 28 Mar. 1803, a. 53. Mrs. Prudence d. 29 July, 1803, 
a. 48 (see par. 7). He was a soldier in the Revolution. 

14. Ebenezer, s. of Ebenezer (8), d. 3 Feb. 1814, a. 54. A 
Baptist, 1787. 

15. Peter, s. of Ebenezer (8), d. — Feb. 1822, a. 58. 

16. Gershom, s. of Ebenezer (8), d. — Oct. 1827, a. 61. A 
Baptist, 1787. Ger shorn, Jr.. a son, was drowned 23 July, 1827, a. 
37. Lydia, a dau., m. ChurchillW. Leach, 21 May, 1818. Sarah, 
a dau., m. Nathaniel Russell, 15 Apr. 1824. Harriet^ a dau., m. Wil- 
liam Hill, 2d, 12 Oct. 1826. 

17. Timothy, s. of Ebenezer (8), d. 12 Dec. 1813, a. 44. Had 
child, d. — Oct. 1800, a. 8 mos. ; a son, d. 15 Aug. 1805, a. 1 year. 
Lydia, prob. his w., d. , 1823, a. 54. 

18. Thomas, s. of Samuel (10), m. Rebecca Hovey. 12 Dec. 1793. 

19. John, same as (6), had wife , adm. to ch. here 12 Nov. 

1775, and had /oAn, bap. 14 Jan. 1776; Reuben, bap. 5 Apr. 1778 
(the father of Charlestown) ; William, bap. 25 Mar. 1781; Molly, 
bap. — Nov. 1783, prob. MssM/ry, d. 14 Sept. 1805, a. 22; Ste- 
j»^en, bap. — Oct. 1785. John the father d. 26 Oct. 1804, a. 71. 
Mary, prob. his wid., d. 18 Sept. 1826, a. 82. See Wyman, 917. 

20. John, s. of John (19), and Sarah Hall, w. of John, were 
adm. this ch. together 9 Mar. 1828. She was Sarah Hall Mason, m. 
1816 — Wyman's Chas., 917. She was bap. here 9 Mar. 1828. John 
had chil. John, Sarah, Charles, George, Benjamin Mason and Elmira, 
all bap. here 30 Mar. 1828. (John Swan d. 6 Sept. 1864, a. 88; 
Sarah Hall, w. of same, d. 17 Oct. 1866, a. 73.) 

21. Reuben, s. of John (19), m. Ruthy Teel, of Chas., 2 Dec. 
1804. Reuben and Ruthy o. c. here 13 Jan. 1806. He had Reuben, 
bap. 13 Jan. 1806; John, bap. 18 Oct. -1807; James, bap. 25 June, 
1809; Albert Dorr, bap. 15 Sept. 1811; Joseph T^e^/, bap. 7 Nov. 
1813; William Henry, bap. 14 July, 1816. See Wyman's Chas., 
918. 

22. Stephen, s. of John (19), had Mar^/ Richardson, bap. 6 June, 
1824; Eliza Ann, bap. 6 May, 1827. (Stephen Swan d. 16 Oct. 
1871, a. 86; Eliza Tucker, w. of same. d. 1 Sept. 1873, a. 86.) 

23. Ebenezer (son perhaps of some of the persons previously 
mentioned) belonged to the Baptist Society in the Pet. 1787. At 
that time in that society were Ebenezer, Ebenezer, Jr., and Ebenezer, 
Senior, of this name. " A beloved sister Swan " (perhaps Swain), 
funeral (Rev. Mr. Cooke) 15 Aug. 1775. Walter, d. 6 June, 1797, 
a. 4 yrs. Mrs. Elizabeth, d. 24 Jan. 1799, a. 76. Miss Phebe, d. 

17 June, 1802, a. 16. Mr. John, d. 8 Sept. 1802, a. 18. Mrs. Swan, 
d. 14 Apr. 1807, a. 38. 



GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 307 

24. Timothy, Jr.. m. ]\rARTHA Savan, 5 May, 1805. Timothy's 
child (perhaps this Timothy) d. 2G Feb. 1811, a. 5 mos. (See par. 12.) 

25. Gkorgk, m. Pliebe Adams, 23 Dec. 1810. GiiOKGic, d. 14 
Apr. 1825, a. 35; s. of George (13) perhajDs. 

2(5. Henuy, m. Elizabeth I'arker, 27 Aug. 1815. (Henry Swan 
d. 15 Mar. 1846, a. 54; William Parker, s. of Henry and Elizabeth 
Swan, d. 24 Aug. 1848, a. 21.) 

27. Eunice, m. Samuel Peirce Teel, both of Chas., 26 Nov. 1812. 
PIanxah a., m. John J. Brown, of Lexington, 24 Mar. 1841. Han- 
nah, m. Charles Hill, 28 Oct. 1841. 

SWITCHER, Samuel, of Athol, m. Hannah Moore of Camb. 24 
Oct. 1792. The name is Sweetser in Paige, 611. 

SYMMES, Zechariaii, of Charlestown, m. Elizabeth Locke, 16 
June, 1748. See Wyman's Chas., 929. Vinton's Si/mmes Memorial, 
p. 50. &c. He had dau., d. 5 June, 1750, a. — mos. Zeciiauiah 
(another), m. Rebecca Tuttle, 1 Feb. 1773. Symuies Mem., p. 52; he 
lived and died in Woburn. Zechariah (probably the first named) d. 
25 July, 1772. Elizabeth (dau. of first named Zechariah) m. Ben- 
jamin Peirce, of Lexington, 28 Mar. 1771. Abigail, of Medford, m. 
Seth Johnson, of Woburn, 10 Feb. 1780. Elizabeth, of Medford. m. 
George Washington Reed, of Woburn, 13 Dec. 1801. Symmes Mem 
p. 42. 

2. John, of Medford, and w. Abigail ; he adm. Pet. ch. 3 Sept. 
1758, and she on 22 Oct. 1758. He had John, bap. here, £Bt. 3, on 3 
Sept. 1758; Josiah, bap. 3 Sept. 1758; Abigail, bap. 16 Mar. 1760. 
John, Jr., of Medford, s. of John (2), m. Elizabeth Wright, of Wo- 
burn, 31 Oct. 1780— fee $100. Si/mmes Mem., p. 42,'3, 54,^5, '6, '7, '8. 

3. Susanna, wid. of Samuel, d. 10 Jan. 1837, a. 86. See Symmes 
Mem., p. 52. Timothy, d. 4 Dec. 1837, a. 36. Prob. brother of the 
following. Martha of W. Camb. m. William Wyman, of Woburn, 
16 Apr. 1828. See Symmes Mem., p. 83, &c. Stephen, of Woburn 
m. Priscilla Reed of Chas., 25 Nov. 1815. See Wyman,'dd\. Louisa, 
dau. of Stephen, d. 21 Mar. 1841, a. 18. See Symmes Mem., p. 81. 
Timothy had a seat in the Meeting-house, 1781. 

TAPLEY, John, of Waltham, m. Lydia Tufts of Chas. 3 Nov. 
1795, Camb. See Wyman, 932. 

TARBELL, Horace W., of Leominster, m. Charlotte A. Leach 
of W. Camb. 27 Feb. 1840. 

TASKER, Abram D., m. Maria M. Wood, of Medford, 13 Sept. 
1840. 

TAYLOR, Henry, d. — Sept. 1841, a. 15. 

TEEL, Samuel, of Medford, m. Jane Dickson of Chas. this Pet. 
3 Apr. 1755. See Wyman, 935-6. Rachel of Chas. (sister of the 
foregoing), m. William Dickson, Jr., of Charlestown this Pet. 8 Dec. 
1753. Samuel had Elizabeth, bap. here 3 July, 1757. Samuel of 
Charlestown, the same, buried here 7 May, 1773, a. 48. Benjamin 



308 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

of Chas., father of Samuel (1), had wife d. 24 June, 1763, a. 59. 
Benjamin, father of Samuel (1), d. 31 Dec. 1777. — See Wy man's 
Chas., 331, 1)35, 1041. Aaron, had Joanna, bap. here 27 Dec. 
1761;' Lydia, bap. 5 Oct. 1766 — '-Miss Lydia," d. 14 Aug. 1790, 
a. 24. A child from Boston, at Aaron Teel's, was buried here 18 Jan. 
1771, a. 9 weeks; Rachel Russell, at Mr. Teel's, d. 15 Aug. 1778, a. 
29. Aaron, d. 11 Feb. 1809, a. 81. Aaron Teel m. Susanna Cook, 
5 Sept. 1754 — Paige, 514. See Harris'' s Gamh. Epitaphs, 126. He 
was son of Benjamin and bro. of Samuel (1). — See Wyman's Chas., 
937. 

2. Jonathan, of Medford, s. of Samuel (1), m. Lydia Cuttei- — 
Cutter (par. 11)— 7 Apr. 1776. He d. 10 June, 1828, a. 73 (g-s.); 
Lydia, wid. of Jona., d. 4 Sept. 1831, a. 74 (g. s.) Jonathan, from 
ch. in Medford, was adm. this ch. 7 Apr. 1790. See Wyman's Chas., 
936, and Cutter Hist, pp. 129, 384, '85. Lydia, w. of Jonathan, 
Senior, was adm. this ch. 9 Mar. 1828. Had Lydia, bap. 28 Apr. 
1782 (of Chas.), m. Miles Gardner of Camb. 23 Mar. 1806; Jonathan; 
Ruth (of Chas.), m. Reuben Swan, 2 Dec. 1804; Samuel, hap. 12 
Oct. 1788 — the " Samuel C." who d. 4 Dec. 181 6, a. 28; Ammi Cutter, 
bap. 27 Feb. 1791, m. Sarah Cutter, of Medford, 11 Sept. 1814 — 
Cutter (par. 49) — rem. to Lewiston, Me., after 1842, and d. there 8 
July, 1872, a. 81; Mary, bap. 16 Mar. 1793 (of Chas.), m. James 
Frost, of Dorchester, 2 Jan. 1814; Benjamin Cutter, bap. 22 Feb. 
1796, m. Alice Hall of Chas. 1 Sept. 1816; Thomas, hap. 20 Jan. 
1799; Joseph, bap. 25 Apr. 1801. 

3. Gershom, of Medford, bro. of Jonathan (2), m. Susanna 
Adams, 3 Oct. 1776. Had Joseph, bap. here 27 Apr. 1788; Thomas, 
bap. 13 Mar. 1791, perhaps Tuomas H., who m. Lydia Russell, 25 
Aug. 1814. See Wymo,n, 936. 

4. Benjamin, bro. of Jonathan (2), from Medford ch., and w. 
Rhoda, were adm. this ch. 6 Oct. 1805. (She was Rhoda Cutter, and 
they — both of Charlestown — were m. at Medfox-d, 31 May, 1785. He 
had a former wife, Mary Cooke, in Medford. See Cutter Booh, 116- 
17, 383, corrected in Wyman's Chas., 935, group 6.) He had Rhoda, 
m. Levi Pollard (both of Medford), and m. there 18 Nov. 1804; Ben- 

jamin ; Samuel Peirce, bap, 13 Dec. 1789; Amos, bap. 18 Mar. 1792 
(of Watertown), m. Hannah Viles, of Lexington. 18 Apr. 1816; Kezia 
(of Chas.), m. William A. Russell, 16 June, 1811; Eliza (of Chas.), 
m. Henry Wellington, 19 Sept. 1819; Joseph, m. and rem. to Woburn ; 
a dan. {Lucy), d. 2 Oct. 1805, a. 6 yrs. (g. s.) ; a son (John Adams), 
d. 24 Sept. 1805, a. 4 yrs. (g. s.) ; a dau. {Anna), d. 21 Sept. 1805, a. 
18 mos. (g. s.); Lucy Ann Adams, bap. 17 Jan. 1811, m. Rev. Lewis 
A. Dunn. Benjamin the father d. 16 May, 1815, a. 52. Rhoda, 
w. of Benjamin, d. 28 Mar. 1819, a. 56. See AVyman's Chas., 936, 
937. 

5. Jonathan, s. of Jonathan (2), m. (styled 3d, of Chas.) Lydia 
Hill, 24 Mar. 1805. Jonathan, Jr., and w. Lydia, o. c. here 6 Oct. 
1805. (Jonathan Teel d. 20 Oct. 1850, a. 67 ; Lydia, w. of same, d. 24 
Apr. 1858, a. 76.) Had Lydia, bap. 6 Oct. 1805; Anna Hill, bap. 12 



GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 309 

July, 1807; Sarah Hill, bap. 18 Mar. 1810; Jonathan William, bap. 
lo Sept. 1811; Elhridqe, bap. 17 Apr. 1814; Rebecca Russell, bap. 25 
Aug. 1816; Samuel, bap. 6 June, 1819; Echoin, bap. 13 May, 1821. 
See \Yyman's Ghas., 93G, for tbis and another Jonathan Teel. 

0. Thomas, s. of Jonathan (2), and w. Susax, both o. c. at this 
ch. 16 Nov, 1823, were adm. same 9 Mar. 1828, and both dism. to 2d 
Cong. Ch. Medford, 10 Feb. 1839. He (of Chas.) m. Susan Frost of 
W. Camb. 24 Mar. 1822. Thomas C. had Susan Frost, bap. here 16 
Nov. 1823; Thomas Eustis, bap. 20 Feb. 1825; Horatio, bap. 1 Oct. 
1826; Emeline, bap. 16 Jan. 1828; Lucy Fiske, bap. (in private) 9 
Aug. 1831. 

7. Joseph, s. of Jonathan (2), m. (of Chas.) Mary Locke Frost, 
of W. Camb. 23 Mar. 1823. Joseph and w. Mary o. c. here 1 Oct. 
1826. Had 3fary, bap. 1 Oct. 1826; Lydia, bap. 25 Nov. 1827; 
Joseph Henry (a. 2 yrs.), bap. 22 Mar. 1832; Elmira Jane, bap. 22 
Mar. 1832. A child of Joseph, d. 18 Mar. 1826, a. 6 mos. 

8. Benjamin, s. of Benjamin (4), and w. Miriam, o. c. here 12 
Nov. 1815, and were adm. to this ch. together 29 Nov. 1818. He d. 
here 15 Aug. 1826, a. 38. He (of Chas.) m. Miriam Savels of Med- 
ford, at Medford, 18 Mar. 1810 [Sabells— per Wyman.'] Had Ben- 
jamin Royal, bap. here 12 Nov. 1815; Henry Francis, bap. 12 

Nov. 1815; Mariann Hannah, bap. 11 May, 1817; Albert Kendall, 
bap. 18 June, 1820. See Wyman's Chas., 937. 

9. Samuel Peirce, s. of Benjamin (4), m. (of Chas.) Eunice 
Swan, 26 Nov. 1812. Had James Munroe, bap. here 27 June, 1819. 

10. Betsey, d. 25 Oct. 1801, a. 23. Mary (of Camb.), m. Wil- 
liam Frost, 21 Feb. 1811. See Gilmore, Mary (A. D. 1791). 

TENNANT, William (a stranger), d. 25 Apr. 1835, a. about 40. 

THATCHER, Mary, of Camb., m. Elisha Goddard of Sutton, 23 
May, 1758. Paige, 669. 

THOMAS, Joshua, and w. Mary, o. c. here 13 Apr. 1766. Had 
Joshua, b. 9 Jan., bap. 13 Apr. 1766 ; Rebecca, b. 7, bap. 17 Nov. 1771 ; 
a son, d. 14 July, 1772, a. 4 yrs.; Isaiah, b. 21 Mar., bap. 18 Apr. 
1773 ; Ebenezer Smith, b. 10 July, 1775.* Joshua the f. was a Baptist 
here, 1787. He was brother of Dr. Isaiah Thomas, the celebrated 
printer. — See Lincolns Hist. Worcester, 294, note. 

2. Mary Ann Emma, adm. Pet. ch. and bap. 21 Aug. 1791, m. 
James Read Hutchins, of Windsor, Vt., 15 Jan. 1792. 

THOMPSON, Eunice, m. Richard Hunnewell, 25 June, 1764. 
See Paige, 670. Ebenezer had infant, d. 22 Mar. 1797, a. 4 hours; 



1 Ebenezer Smith Thomas learned the printer's art in oiRce of his relative Isaiah, 
at Worcester; editeA. City Gazette, Charleston, S.C. ; resided in Baltimore, member 
legislature ; edited Cincinnati Daily Advertiser and Evening Post, and d. Cin- 
cinnati, 22 Oct. 1845. Pub. " lleminiscences of Last 65 Years," 2 vols. 1840. 
See Drake's Bioy. Diet. 
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310 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

and a child, d. 1 7 Oct. 1802, a. 1. See Paige, 670. Ebenezer Thomp- 
son was Pet. collector in 1803.^ 

THORNDIKE, Joseph, of Jaffrey, N. H., m. Mrs. Lydia Blan- 
chard of Camb. 30 July, 1795. Charlotte, m. Asahel Gilbert, of 
Boston, 10 Dec. 1827. 

THORNTON, Prudence, had Martj, bap. 3 July, 1757. See 
Geohagan; Wyman's Chas., 944. 

THORPE, George, s. of Thomas, d. 6 Mar. 1842, a. 16. A son 
of Emerson, d. 26 Sept. 1842, a. 2 days. William Henry, d. 14 
Mar. 1843, a. 14. (Thomas Thorpe, d. 27 Feb. 1868, a. 78; Sarah 
H., w. of same, d. 2 Oct. 1862, a. 75.) 

TISDALE, I. (in P. Bemis's house), d. 13 Feb. 1776, a. 64. 

TODD, William, Jr., late of Boston, m. Mary Miles of Camb. 7 
Apr. 1776. 

TRASK, Hannah C, m. Amos Prentiss, 23 Sept. 1813. 

TUFTS, Peter, Jr., of Charlestown, m. Anna Adams of Camb. 
19 Apr. 1750— fee 10 shillings. [He had Peter, b. 20 May, 1751 — 
Woburn E., d. 19 Mar. 1752, a. 10 mos. — gravestone Burlington; 
Peter, b. 9 Jan. 1753— Woburn R. ; and others in Chas.]— See Wy- 
man's Charlestown, 965,«fec. for exhaustive treatment of family. 

2. Nathan of Chas., bro. of Peter (1), m. Mary Adams of Camb. 
6 June, 1751. See Wyman, 967. Timothy, of Medford, bro. of 
Peter (1), m. Anna Adams, 7 (19?) May, 1761; he was adm. Pet. 
ch. 13 Dec. 1761 ; had Timothy, b. 16, bap. 20 June, 1762; {Timothy 
Jr., m. Beulah Prentice. 9 May, 1784, Camb.) See Wyman, 969,970. 
Isaac, of Medf., m. Martha Frost 16 Apr. 1769— fee $21. See 
Brooks's Medford, 552; Wyman, 960. Samuel, 2d, of Medf., bro. 
of Peter (1). m. Martha Adams 11 May, 1769 — fee $2. See Wyman, 
970. 

3. Peter, 3d, of Chas., s. of Peter (1), b. Woburn 9 Jan. 1753, 
m. Hannah Adams, 22 July, 1773. Both o. c. here 8 Aug. 1773. 
Peter, 3d (of Medford), had Hannah, bap. here 22 Aug. 1773. See 
Wyman's Chas., 965. Hannah, wid. of Peter, d. 24 Jan. 1843, a. 
87. Mary, of Medford, dau, of Nathan (2), m. Seth Stone, 6 Aug. 
1776. See Wyman, 967. Joseph of Medford m. Esther Dickson, 
23 Dec. 1779— fee $16— see Brooks's Medf., 552, '53; Wyman, 962. 
Mary of Medford m. John Stone 13 Apr. 1780~see Wyman, 964. 
Martha of Medford, dau. of Isaac and Martha (par. 2), m. Philemon 

1 Ebenezer Thompson was a Captain, 9th U. S. Infantry, in war of 1812. He 
enlisted about a dozen citizens of the town (Stephen Frost, John Cutter, Bar- 
ton Swan, Wheeler, and others), of whom three or four only lived to 

return. — /. B. Russell. Ebenezer Thompson died in Verona, Oneida Co., N. Y., 
23 Dec. 1860, a. 93. Ebenezer Rumford Thompson, a son, b. here 5 March, 
1795, grad. H. IT. 1816, taught the public school in West Cambridge during the 
winter of 1814-15, aiid was the first Latin teacher of the senior author of this 
work. Mr. E. R. Thompson is yet living in Dunkirk, N. Y. 



GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 311 

R. Russell of Chas., 10 Nov. 1791 — see Wyman, 960. Maktiia, 
dan. of Samuel and Martha (par. 2), m. Walter Frost, 21 June, 179:3, 
Camb. — see Wi/man, 970. Axxa, dau. of Timothy and Anna (par. 2), 
m. Walter Dickson, Jr., 10 Apr. 179:3 — see Wyman, 9G9. Lvdia of 
Chas., dau. of Samuel and Martha (par. 2), m. John Tapley\>f Wal- 
tham, 3 Nov. 1795,CaOTi. — see H^/rt««, 970. Petkk, Jr., of Medford 
(s. of Peter, 3d), m. JNIartha Locke, 5 Apr. 1798; he o. c. here 23 
Sept. 1798. Had Peter, bap. 23 Sept. 1798; Lucy, bap. 4 May, 1800, 
m. Ammi Cutter, 2 Dec. 1819, Camb. — see Cuttkr (par. 58) ; Frank- 
lin, bap. 31 Oct. 1802; Charles, bap. 9 Sept. 1804; 3Iartha, ha^t. 21 
Sept. 1805, d. -IS Apr. 1806, a. 8 mos.; Horatio, bap. 11 Oct. 1807; 
Martha, bap. 21 June, 1812, d. 3 Nov. 1812, a. 6 mos.; Addison, h•^q>. 
10 July, 1814. Martha, wf. of Peter, Jr., d. 9 Sept. 1815, a. 36. 
He m. (second) Anna (Cutter) Benjamin — see Cutter (par. 24) — 
Book of the Lockes, 163. Eliza, a sister of Peter, Jr., was adm. 
Pet. ch. 10 Oct. 1813, and dism. to 2d ch. in Medford in Mar. 1827. 
LuORETiA, another sister^ adm. Pet. ch. 8 Sept. 1816, d. 1 July, 1819, 
a. 22. Sally of Chas., another sister, m. Amos Locke, of W. Camb., 
21 Oct. 1813. See Wymau's CAas., 965, 966, also 972, for this fa- 
mily. " Peter Tufts, Jr., Esq.," was an eminent surveyor. 

4. Stephen, m. Lucy Frost 9 Dec. 1798. Stephen, prob. he, d. 
10 Apr. 1826. His sou Otis, d. 4 Sept. 1803, a. 18 mos. Stephen's 
child, d. 19 Feb. 1813, a. 2; another, d. 1819, a. 10; another, d. 1822, 
a. 4. Stephen Tufts was sexton of the First W. Camb. Parish for 
several years. 

5. John, m. Rebecca Cutler 13 Dec. 1798. Had Rebecca Cutler, 
bap. 16 June, 1799, m. Philip B. Fessenden 31 Aug. 1820; James 
Cutler, bap. 30 Nov. 1800, d. 14 Apr. 1827, a. 27; FJiza, bap. 5 Sept. 
1802, m. Abner Peirce 2 Nov. 1826; Elmira, bap. 8 Apr. 1804; Ca- 
roline, bap. 16 Mar. 1806, d. 2 Mar. 1808, a. 2; John, bap. 13 Mar. 
1808, d. 1 Dec. 1837, a. 30— John Tufts, 2d. m. Lucy Ann Locke 8 
June, 1833, W. Camb.; Caroline, bap. 27 May, 1810; Harris, or 
Harrison, bap. 2 Aug. 1812, d. 27 Dec. 1827, a. 16. John the father 
(tavern keeper) d. 16 Aug. 1817, a. 41. His wid. m. James Russell 
of Chas. 13 July, 1833, W. Camb. See Wyman, 972 (75). 

6. Joel, s. of Peter, 3d (par. 3), and w. Sarah, o. c. here and she 
bap. 10 May, 1807; Joel of Medford m. Sarah Butterfield, 13 Jan. 
1806. Had Joel, bap. 10 May, 1807, d. 15 Oct. 1837, a. 31 [obituary, 
Boston Advertiser for 21 Oct. 1837]; Amanda, bap. 16 Apr. 1809, d. 
15 Dec. 1826, a. 17; <Sora/^ bap. 5 July, 1812; Rebecca, bap. 26 Nov. 
1815, m. Thomas S. Brackett (both Chas.) 19 Apr. 1837; Hannah, 
bap. 9 Nov. 1817. Sarah (Joel's wife ?). d. 14 Nov. 1821, a. 36. 
Mrs. Morse, dau. of Joel Tufts, d. 4 July, 1842, a. — . 

7. William, m. Anna Cutter, 12 Nov. 1812— Cutter (par. 21). 
He d. 25 Oct. 1814, a. 29; and Anna, his wid., o. c. here 25 June, 
1815. William, dec'd, had Anna Russell, a;t. 2 yrs., and Hannah 
Livingston, both bap. here 15 June, 1815. See Cutter Book, 131, 385. 

8. William, the 4th, of Medford m. Susanna Dix of Chas. this 
Pet. 20 Dec. 1753 — fee I dol.— Brooks's Medford, 551; Wyman's 



312 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

Ghas., 295. Tufts — a child belonging to Medford, at J. Budge's, d. 
16 Jan. 1754, a. 13 mos. Joseph, Jr., of Medford, m. Hannah Cut- 
ter of Chas. this Pet. 21 Mar, 1754— Brooks's Medford, 546; Cutter 
(par. 5) ; Wyman, 962. Ebenezer, of Medford. m. Abigail Cook, 
23 Apr. 1760 — Brooks's J/e«^/oro?, 552; Wyman's Chas., 960. Eben- 
ezer, an adult, a. 18 yrs., bap. in private at Capt. Daniel Reed's, 22 
June, 1805. Jonathan, of Medford, bro. of Ebenezer, who m. Cook, 
m. Elizabeth Holden of Chas. this Pet. 24 Jan. 1764 — Wyraan's (7/«rtS., 
960; Brooks's Medford, 552. Seth of Medford, s. of Isaac and Mar- 
tha (par. 2),m. Lydia Hutchinson of Chas. 19 Nov. 1801 — see Wj/man, 
960. Isaac, s. of Timothy and Anna (par. 2), m, Lucy Green, 12 
Mar. 1807, Oamb. — Wyman, 970. Bernard and Lucinda Tufts of 
Chas. m. 14 Nov. 1822— see Wyman, 966. Joseph, Esq. [H. U.1807], 
bro. of Bernard preceding, m. Helen Whittemore, 27 June, 1827 — see 
Wyman's Chas., 967. Abigail C, of W. Camb., m. William A. 
Whittemore of Chas., 8 Jan. 1838, grand-dau. (?) of Ebenezer and 
Abigail C above, and dau. of Ephraim. "Her bro. Ebenezer, b. 26 
Apr. 1814, d. 4 May, 1876, a. 62 (g. s. new cemetery); her bro. 
Ephraim is a well-known citizen here ; a bro. Benjamin (capt. ) died at 
sea. 

TURNER, John, a sojourner, of Boston, had Elizabeth, b. 26 Sept., 
bap. 8 Oct. 1775. The 2d son of John, sojourner, birth 3 Oct. 1775. 
Sarah and Samuel Adams, residents, m. 25 Feb. 1776. Perhaps in 
Wyman's Chas., 973, No. 8. [Refugees prob. from Boston during the 
Siege, 1775-76.] 

TUTTLE, Rebecca, m. Zechariah Symmes, 1 Feb. 1773. David, 
and Patty Smith,' of Lexington, m. 21 May, 1818. 

TWADDLE, Sally, m. Stephen Frost, 29 Mar. 1798, Camh. 

UNDERWOOD, Joshua, m. Elizabeth Russell, of Lexington, 25 
Aug. 1771. Joshua o. c. here 4 Aug. 1772. Had Joshua, b. 24 
July, bap. 12 Aug. 1772. Samuel, d. 7 Aug. 1838, a. 38. 

VILA, Luke, m. Martha Foster, 3 July, 1825. 

VILES, Hannah, of Lexington, m. Amos Teel, of Watertown, 18 
Apr. 1816. EnAS, and Betsey Apthorp Fesseuden of Lexington, 
m. 14 May, 1818. 

WAINWRIGHT, Christianna, of Camb., m. Jonathan Hastings, 
Jr., 24 Nov. 1780. 

WAIT, James, m. Deborah Hill, 5 May, 1822. Reuben, m. Lucy 
Hill, 11 Dec. 1825. See Hill (par. 19). 

WAKEFIELD, William, adult, set. 17, bap. 17 Aug. 1746. Wil- 
liam, m. Mary Holmes, of Lexington, 24 Dec. 1746. 

WALDRON, Edward, Jr., of Sterling, m. Martha Estabrook, of 
Lexington, 23 Sept. 1794. 



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"WALKER, Nathaniel, of Westmoreland, m. Mrs. Martha Bur- 
beck, of Camb., 2 Nov. 1805. Mary, m. Thaddeus Winship, of Lex- 
ington, 2S Jan. 1818. Olive A., m. Mark Alcutt, of Lexington, 22 
Nov. 1827. 

WALTON, Capt. John (of Lexington), buried here 4 Apr. 1769. 
Jonathan, m. Eliza Locke, 7 Sept. 1823. 

WARLAND, John, m. Hannah Prentice, 12 Mar. 1776. 

WARREN, Isaac, adm. Pet. ch. 8 Dec. 1776, m. Mary Swan, 8 
July, 1781. Isaac was dism. to the ch. in Medford, 23 Mar. 1794 — 
see Wy man's Chas., 995, 996. (His father-in-law Isaac was chosen 
deacon of Medford ch. 24 Mar. 1767. See Brooks's Hist, 225, 560; 
Wyman's Ohas., 996.) 

2. Amos, bro. of Isaac (1), and son of Elisha and Sarah (Abbot) 
Warren, of Weston, had Elizabeth, b. 29 Aug., bap. 4 Sept. 1774— 
prob. the infant of Amos, funeral 22 Aug. 1775; Elizabeth, b. 22, bap. 
29 June, 1777, the Elizi of Chas. who m. Thomas Russell, Jr., 21 
Dec. 1800; Amos, b. 22, bap. 27 June, 1779; Sarah Abbot, bap. 19 
Aug. 1781; another Sarah Abbot, dau. of Amos, bap. here 16 May, 
1790, she (of Chas.) m. Reuben Johnson, 20 May, 1810; Elisha, bap. 
18 May, 1794, d. 27 Nov. 1795, a. H; Isaac. Amos, prob. the 
father — from the ch. in Lexington — was adm. Pet. ch. Dec. 1792. 
The family of 5 persons came from Weston to Chas. Oct. 1785, and 
were in Chas. census 1789 — Wyman. He m. Elizabeth Whittemore, 
25 Nov. 1773. Elizabeth, wid. of Amos, d. 31 May, 1842, a. 88. 
Amos Warren was a Pet. committeeman and assessor 1784, '85. See 

Wyman, 995. 

3. Amos, s. of Amos (2) of Chas., m. Susanna Frost, 19 Dec. 
1802. He had Elizabeth Abbot and Susan Ann, both bap. 5 July, 1812. 
Susanna, prob. his wife, was adm. to the ch. 28 June, 1812, and dism. 
thence to the Istch. in Charlestown 6 Apr. 1817. 

4. Ebenezer, m. Rebecca Prentiss, 31 Mar. 1811, and had Eben- 
ezer George, bap. 21 June, 1812, prob. the Ebenezer, Jr., who d. 4 
Sept. 1838, a. 27; Marshall Spring, bap. 24 Apr. 1814. 

5. Frances Eliza, m. William Schouler. 6 Oct. 1835. Sarah J., 
m. Oliver W. Blake, 17 Aug. 1842. Daus. of Isaac, s. of Amos (2). 
Their bro. William Wilkins'Warren, born here 1814, was an eminent 
merchant in St. Thomas, W. I., 1830-40, and retired. He is now a 
well-known public sj^irited gentleman, residing in Boston. 

WARRIOR— son of— a negro— b. 7 June, d. 10 June, 1741, 
a. 3 days. Margaret (perhaps Warroio, so called), d. 16 Dec. 1754. 
[Daniel Worrow, estate taxed 1737, 1742, in Chas. — named by Wy- 
man, 1050.] 

WATSON, Abraham, m. Mary Butterfield, 4 Jan. 1750— fee 48 
shillings. Mrs. Mary d. 4 Mar. "l789, a. 93. Isaac, of Medford, 
m. Ruth Locke, 2(j Sept. 1771. Lydia, of Camb., m. Thomas Shep- 
herd, of Worcester, 25 Nov. 1790. Fanny, m. Samuel Cox, 14 Mar. 
1793. See Paige, 679, 680; Wyman, 1000, 1001. 
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314 HISTORY OF AELINGTON. 

WATTS, Sarah, dau. of John Fillebrown, d. 18 Dec. 1745, a. 42. 
Samuel, of Woburn, m. Susanna Swari, 4 Apr. 1757. 

WEBB, Elizabeth, m. Nathaniel Fessenden, 20 June, 1771. Sa- 
rah (her sister), of Medford, bap. hei-e 4 Oct. 1772, set. 18. 

WEBBER, JoTHAM, m. Elizabeth Russell, Jr., 12 Mar. 1778. Had 
Jotham, b. 25 Dec. 1778, bap. 3 Jan. 1779. Elizabeth was dism. 
from this eh. to the ch. in Mason, 19 Sept. 1790. Mary Ann E. V., 
of Chas., m. Ward Marston, 14 Apr. 1826. 

WEEKS, Joseph, of Camb., m. Sarah Russell, of Boston, 5 Jan. 
1778. 

WELLINGTON, Thomas, adm. Pet. ch. at organization, 9 Sept. 
1739; styled " Father Thomas;" d. 3 July, 1759, a. 74. Chart, w. 
of Thomas, adm. Pet. ch. likewise, 9 Sept. 1739. She was his second 
wife— former name Cherry Stone. — Paige, G82; Bond's Wat., 628; 
Wyman's Chas., 1010. 

2. Joseph, s. of Thomas (1), d. of languishment, 18 Dec. 1777, a. 
67. Mrs. Dorcas, his w., d. 1 Mar. 1801, a. 86. She was Dorcas 
Stone. — Paige. Both were adm. to this ch. 6 Jan. 1765. Had Joseph; 
Rebecca, m. Zechariah Hill; Dorcas, d. 4 Feb. 1770, a. 30, unm. ; 
Mary, m. Phineas Stearns, of Waltham, 9 July, 1761 ; Hannah; Mar- 
garet, m.. Timothy Page, of Bedford, 12 June, 1766; Palsgrave ; Jedu- 
thiin; Elizabeth, adm. Pet. ch. (dau. of Joseph, c/eceasec?) 1 Mar. 1778, 
m. James Reed, of Woburn, 24 Sept. 1778; Enoch, Pet. collector in 

1787. Joseph the father was prob. the Joseph Wellington whose 
negress Violet was bap. privately 3 Dec. 1772, and d. 3 Dec. 1772, a^t. 
14 or 16 yrs. (both ages given). See Bond's Wat., 629, &c. Joseph 
Wellington was a Prect. committeeman and assessor, 1761-63. 

3. Joseph, s. of Joseph (2), had Thomas, b. 3, bap. 10 Aug. 1760, 
d. 3 Mar. 1765; Elizabeth, b. 2, bap. 27 July, 1777. — See Paige, and 
Bond's Wat., 629. 

4. Palsgrave, s. of Joseph (2), styled A. B., was adm. Pet. ch. 
9 Sept. 1770 [grad. H. U. 1770], and had here Mary Oliver, b. 18, 
bap. 22 Aug. 1773. Paige says he taught school in Menotomy, and 
in the Third Parish (Brighton). 

5. Jeduthun, s. of Joseph (2), and wife , both o. c. Pet. 

ch. 10 Mar. 1776, and he and w. Susanna were adm. Pet. ch. 28 
Mar. 1779. She d. 3 Oct. 1802, a. 51, and he m. Elizabeth Winneck, 
of Boston, 31 May, 1803. Col. Jeduthun d. 25 Nov. 1838, a. 88. 
He was a sergeant in the Revolutionary Army (Lieut, in 1787) ; Col- 
onel of Militia; Selectman, after 1780, 18 yrs.; Representative, after 

1788, 9 yrs. He was Pet. committeeman, 1786-90, 1797-1801; Pet. 
treasurer, 1787-92; Precinct assessor, seven years; Precinct col- 
lector, 1782. Had Susanna, b. 22 Oct. 1775, bap. (a3t. 4 mos.) 10 
Mar. 1776, m. Ballard Clark — see Clark, 3 ; Sophia, b. 26, bap. 28 
Dec. 1777 (d. 6 Sept. ll^b— Paige); a son, stillborn, 3 Nov. 1779; 
Charles, b. 28 Nov., bap. 3 Dec. 1780; Mary, b. 25 Apr. 1783, bap. 
(by Rev. Mr. Eliot) 25 May, 1783, d. unm. 26 Aug. 1799, a. 17; Han- 



GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 315 

nah, bap. — Oct. 1784, m, Joseph Bright of Watertown — see Bond, 
114; Henrrj, bap. — Apr. 1787; Sophia, bap. 1 Mar. 1789, m. Jonas 
Adams of Chas.. 18 June, 1810; a child, d. o Oct. 1790, a. 3 days; 
also Mary Maria Dix, bap. 29 Apr. 1804, ra. Samuel O. Mead, of 
Boston, 27 June, 1822; Louisa Annis (? Agnes), bap. 20 Apr. 1806, 
m. Eleazer Homer — see Homkr; Alfred Augustus, bap. 20 Dec. 
1807; Adeline Matilda, bap. 17 Dec. 1809, m. William F. Homer. 
Col. Wellington m. first, Susanna Reed of Woburn, 23 Apr, 1775 — 
Burlington Church Records. His wid. Elizabeth d. 11 Mar. 1851, a. 
83. House at Belpiout. 

6. Dr. Timothy, m. Maria Eunice Lord, 17 Oct. 1813, Both o. c. 
Pet. ch. 16 Oct. 1814, and she was adm. to this ch. 18 Feb. 1816, 
Maria Eunice, adult, was baptized 16 Oct. 1814; and their son 
William Williamson, bap, 16 Oct. 1814. She d. 6 Mar. 1816, a. 23. 
Dr. TiMO. m. Lydia Yates, 1 Apr. 1819, who o. c. and was bajj. this 
ch. 5 Nov, 1820. Had Francis Edward, bap. 5 Nov, 1820; Maria 
Eunice, bap, 13 Oct. 1822; George Yates, bap. 22 Apr. 1827; and 
others, [Dr. Timothy Wellington died in West Cambridge 6 May, 
1853, aged 71, He was son of Timothy Wellington, of Lexington, 
where he was born 8 Oct. 1781 [II. U. 1806]. After completing his 
professional studies, he settled in W. Camb. as a physician, where he 
resided till his death, always engaged in the active and arduous duties 
of an extensive and successful practice. — Harvard Necrology (Palmer), 
pp. 14-15.] 

7. Timothy, of Lexington, grandfather of Dr, Timothy (6), m, 
Rebecca Stone, '2o Sept, 1742 ; prob. the Rebecca Stone — dau. of 
Mrs, Wellington — adm. to Pet. ch. 17 May, 1741. Her mother — 
see Bond's Wat. 523, 632 — m. Thomas Wellington (par. 1). 

8. Charles, s. of Jeduthun (5), m. Anna Locke, 12 Jan. 1809. 
A child of Charles, d. 7 Sept. 1822, a. 1^ ; Charles, Jr., a son, d. 30 
Aug. 1824, a, 13; Ann Louisa, a dau., m. Charles G. Winn, of Boston, 
2 July, 1837. See Book of the Lockes, 164-5. 

9. Henry, s, of Jeduthun (5), of W, Camb., m, Eliza Teel of Chas, 
19 Sept, 1819. See Cutter Book, 117, 383. 

10. Dr. W. W,, s, of Dr, Timothy (6), had w. Lucy Elizabeth, 
d. here 10 Mar, 1843, a. 'IS. (He grad. H. U. 1832; res. Cambridge- 
port. — Paige, 684; Bond's Wat., 634.) 

11. A, A., of Boston, prob, s, of Jeduthun (5), had son George 
Murdock, d. 17 Jan. 1835, a. 13 mos. 

12. Abigail, m, Nathaniel Peirce, of Lexington, 25 Nov. 1827. 
[Bond's Wat., 634.] Susanna, a dau. of Thomas (1), m. Abraham 
Hill, 16 P'eb. 1758. Elizabeth, a dau. of Thomas (1), m. Richard 
Clark, of Watertown, 2 July, 1761, [See Paige, 682,]' 



* To these, perhaps, may be added A iron Smith WilUngton, as originating in 
this vicinity, son of Josiah W., went to Charleston, S. C, and published the 
Cfiarlesion Courier for many years. It was the most influential journal pub- 
lished in the Southern States. — J. B. R. Wyman's Chas., 1010, has a notice of 
the family of Josiah W. 



316 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

WELLMAN, Thomas T. and Sophia R. Reed, both of Lynnfield, 
m. 21 Dec. 1837. 

WESSON, Roger, of Mason, N. H., m. Anna Frost, 22 Dec. 
1799. See Frost (par. 3). Anna was dism. "to the ch. in Mason," 
17 Jan. 1808. The name is prob. Weston. See Hist. Mason, JSf. H. 

WETHERBY, Ethan, m. Lucretia Adams, 31 Dec. 1775. Pro- 
prietor of the celebrated Wetherby's Tavern of 19 Apr. 1775. 

WHEELER, Benjamin, of Concord, m. Lucy Winship, of Lex- 
ington, 27 Nov. 1753 — fee "f dols." John, of Dover, N. H., m. Re- 
becca Harris, of Maklen, 12 Mar. 1793. Amos and wife (name not 
given) o. c. here 14 Nov. 1802, and had Mary Ann, bap. 15 Nov. 
1802; Lydia und Henrietta, both bap. 8 Dec. 1805. Stephen, m. 
Sally Whittemore, 24 Aug. 1813; Major Stephen d. 24 Apr. 1825, 
a. 47. Silas, m. Clarissa Locke, 15 Sept. 1822. 

WHITE, John, of Boston, m. Susanna Shattuck, 9 June, 1741. 
Hannah, of Watertown, m. George Allen, 16 Sept. 1756. 

WHITMORE, Widow Rebecca, d. 13 Nov. 1751, a. 90. Maiden 
name Rebecca Rolfe, and William Cutter's widow and widow of Dea. 
John Whitmore of Medford. She was b. at Newbury 9 Feb. 1662, 
dau. of John and Mary (ScuUard) Rolfe. Her father, John Rolfe, of 
Cambridge, originally from Newbury, came hither about 1670, from 
Nantucket Island. She and husband William Cutter were admitted 
to membership of Cambridge church 28 July, 1700. By Cutter she 
had ten children, nine of whom attained maturity and gave birth to a 
numerous progeny. He d. 1 Apr. 1723. ifit. 74, and she m. on 3 June, 
1724, her second husband Whitmore, who d. 22 Feb. 1739-40, a. 84. 
She gave six pounds toward procuring utensils for the communion 
table of the Pet. ch. at organization, 1739. Those constituting her 
gift are inscribed, " The gift of Rebeckah Whitmore to the 2d Church 
of Christ in Cambridge, 1739." See Cutter Booh, 21, 25, 411, &c. 

2. Stephen, 3d, of Medford, m. Mary Whittemore of Camb., 14 
July, 1763 — fee two dollars. He was son of Francis, s. of John, s. of 
Dea. John (par. 1). Stephen and Mary, of Medford, had sons 
Samuel ixml William, both b. here 11, bap. here 12 June, 1768; John, 
bap. 3 Sept. 1772, here — son of Stephen of Kennebeck. See Paige, 
686; Brooks's Medford, 564, «fec. 

3. Francis, 3d, of Medford, m. Elizabeth Bowman, 30 Dec. 1764. 
He was a bro. of Stephen (2). Francis, 3d, of Kennebeck, had Fran- 
cis, bap. here 5 Aug. 1770. 

4. Mary, of Medford, m. Nathan Blodgett of Camb., 27 Apr. 
1775. She was a cousin of Stephen and Francis (pars. 2 and 3). 
See Paige, 686. 

AVHITNEY, Emery, and Lydia Locke, of Lexington, m. 29 May, 
1817. Samuel, of Boston, m. Rebecca Perry, of W. Camb., 2 Sept. 
1824. Harriet W., of W. Camb., m. Edmund M. Brown, of Lex- 
ington, 1 May, 1836. 



GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 317 

WIIITTEMORE, Samuel (a grandson of Thomas of Chas.), and 
w. Elizabeth, were both adm. to the Pet. eh. 10 Aug. 1740 — formerly 
Elizabeth Spring. Elizabeth, wife of Capt. Samuel, d. 5 June, 
1764, a. 63 (or 64— g. s. Pot. B. G.). Had dan. Elizabeth, styled Jr., 
adm. Pet. ch. 8 Nov. 1741, and m. William Cutler, 15 Sept. 1743; 
Sarah, m. John Dickson, Jr., 19 Jan. 1749; Susanna, d. " of a sudden 
illness," 5 Apr. 1752, a. 20 yrs.. unm. ; Hannah, m. Thomas Cutter, 
19 Ma,y, 1757— Cutter (par. 36); Mary, b. 5, bap. 10 May, 1741, 
m. Steijhen Whitmore, 3d, of Medford. 14 July, 1763. Mary Andrew, 
at Capt. Whittemore's, d. 7 Dec. 1756. Capt. Samuel the father 
d. (2) or 3 Feb. 1793, a. 99; otherwise 96, and 98 (g. s.). He was 
one of the Pet. committeeman 5 yrs. between 1734 and 1747; Pet. 
treasurer, 1751-57, and Pet. assessor four years ; selectman and asses- 
sor sixteen years, 1743-46, '48-57, '59, '62; served on important 
committees during the Revolutionary period, and had been Captain of 
Dragoons. This was the celebrated Samuel Whittemore, the aged 
veteran, who withstood the assault of several British soldiers in Meno- 
tomy, on the retreat of the enemy from Lexington and Concord, 19 
April, 1775, and who is stated to have killed two of the British, and 
was then shot and bayoneted six or eight times by them, but although 
terribly wounded, and nearly 80 years old, survived eighteen years 
afterward. See Pae>e, 414, 415, 688, &c.; Wyman's (7/m.f., 1027, 
group 41. 

2. Samuel, s. of Samuel (1), m. Love Stone, 11 June, 1747. 
Styled 3d, when he married, and sometimes Jr., to distinguish him 
from his father, and from his cousin Dea. Samuel Whittemore, of the 
First, or Old, Parish. Samuel, Jr., was adm. Pet. ch. 17 July, 1774. 
He d. 5 (6) Mar. 1800, a. 79 (g. s.) ; his w. Love d. 13 (14) Feb. 
1793, a. 72 (71— g. s.). Had Samuel, b. 6, bap. 8 May, 1748 ; a dau., b. 
andd. 3 Dec. 1749 ; Elizabeth, b. 7, bap. 10 Nov. 1751, d. 13 Mar. 1753, 
a. 17 mos. ; Elizabeth, b. 20, bap. 28 Oct. 1753, m. Amos Warren, 25 
Nov. 1773; Nathan, b. 17, bap. 20 Nov. 1757; Jonathan, b. 4, bap. 
14 Nov. 1762 ; Josiah, b. 4, bap. 9 Dec. 1764. See Wyman, 1027. He 
was Pet. treasurei-, 1786 (1787, excused) ; Pet. collector, 1776-77. 

3. Thomas, s. of Samuel (1), m. Anna Cutter, 1 Feb. 1753 — 
Cutter (par. 14). Both were adm. Pet. ch. 14 July, 1754. He was 
a Pet. committeeman and assessor 1778-84. He d. 5 Oct. 1799, a. 
70. She d. 17 Jan. 1816, a. 84. Had Anna, b. 14, bap. 18 Aug. 
1754, m. Thomas Russell, 8 Mar. 1774; Thomas, h. 1, bap. 3 Oct. 
1756; Amos, bap. 22 Apr. 1759; William, bap. 1 Feb. 1761; Su- 
sanna, b. 5, bap. 14 Aug. 1763, m. Francis Cutter of Chas., 29 Dec. 
1782 — Cutter (par. 32); Aaron, b. 13, bap. 21 Aug. 1765 — "pri- 
vately at his house " — d. 21 Apr. 1766, a. — mos.; Aaron, b. 30 Mar. 
1767, d. 3 [1] Mar. 1767, a. 2 days; Rhoda, b. 2, bap. 4 Feb. 1770, 
m. Jacob Nason — see Nason; Lydia, b. 29 Nov., bap. 1 Dec. 1771, 
adm. Pet. ch. 23 Oct. 1803, m. Dr. Nathaniel Noyes, 18 May, 1819; 
Samuel, b. 25, bap. 27 Mar. 1774; Gershom, b. 6, bap. 7 Apr. 1776 — 
privately, sick. A nurse child at Thomas Whittemore's d. — June, 
1757, a. 3 mos. See Cutter Book, 231-2, 393-4. 



318 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

4. William, s. of Samuel (1), m. — styled A. 3f. — Abigail Car- 
teret, of Chas., this Pet. 12 Oct. 1758. He grad. li. U. 1755. Wil- 
liam, B. A., was adm. Pet. eh. 26 Oct. 1755, and Abigail, wife of 
William, A. 31., was adm. this ch. 29 July, 1781. She d. 27 Aug. 
1807, a. 70. William, ^. il/:, known as "Master Bill," d. here 17 
Mar. 1818, a. 86. Had Elizabeth Carteret, b. 4, bap. 10 Apr. 1763, 
d. 17 (18) Nov. 1763, a. 7 mos. (g. s.) ; Elizabeth Carteret, b. 6, bap. 
7 Oct. 1764, m. Moses Bobbins (see Wyman's Chas., 818) and John 
Frost (par. 12); Philip Carteret, b. 1, bap. 7 Sept. 1766; William, b. 
28, bap. 29 Jan. 1769, d. 2 (3) July, 1771, a. 4. or 2 yrs. 3 mos. 6 ds. 
(g. s.) ; William, b. 30 June, bap. 5 July, 1772; Abigail, b. 16, bap. 
18 Aug. 1776, m. John Davenport, 4 May, 1801. Dinah, servant of 
William, A. M, had a child, b. 2 Mar. 1771. He taught here many 
years. See Paige, 380, 689 ; Cutter Book, 390, &c. ; Wyman's Chas., 
1028. He was Pet. clerk, 1770-71, '82-84; Pet. treasurer, 1785; 
Pet. collector, 1768-69. 

5. Samuel, s. of Samuel (2), m. Elizabeth Wilson, 20 Mar. 1770. 
He — styled 3d — and Elizabeth, prob. his wife, both o. c. Pet. ch. 6 
May, 1770. Had a child, stillborn, 27 or 29 May, 1770; Elizabeth, 
h. 7, bap. 10 May, 1772, m. Ebenezer Brooks, of Medford, 31 Mar. 
1796; Samuel, b. 24, bap. 25 Dec. 1774; John, b. 6, bap. 9 Mar.1777, 
d. (4) 5 Sept. 1796, a. 19 (g. s.) ; Joseph, b. 28 Feb., bap. 7 Mar. 
1779; an infant, d. 14 May, 1781 ; Aaron, b. 3, bap. 7 Apr. 1782, d. 
21 July, 1796, a. 14 (g. s.) ; Sophia, d. — dau. of Samuel and Eliza- 
beth— 23 Sept. 1790, a. 4 yrs. (g. s.) ; James, bap. 23 May, 1790. 
Samuel the father d. 6 Nov. 1822, a. 74. His wife — Lucy (his 
second wife) — d. (14) 15 Dec. 1814, a. 65 (66, g. s.). See Wyman's 
Chas., 1028. He was prob. the Samuel Whittemore, 3d, who was a 
selectman of Camb. 1780. He is uniformly called "3d" in Pet. 
records. He was rated as Lieut, in Menotomy, in 1781, and styled 
" Lt." on his wife's gravestone. 

6. Nathan, s. of Samuel (2), m. Mehitable Carter, 7 Feb. 1781. 
Both 0. c. Pet. ch. 28 Oct. 1781. Had Polly, bap. 9 Dec. 1781, per- 
haps a sister 3Iary, of Chas., was she who m. Jonathan C. Prentiss, 
14 Aug. 1812, Cami.; Harriet, b. 29 Oct., bap. 23 Nov. 1783, by Rev. 
Mr. Marrett. See Wyman's Chas., 1028. The father was a Revo- 
lutionary soldier, and rated here 1781. 

7. Jonathan, s. of Samuel (2), m. Rebecca Munroe, of Lexing- 
ton, 1 Feb. 1795. He o. c. Pet. ch. 3 Jan. 1796. Had Rebecca, bap. 
10 Jan. 1796; Sophronia, bap. 1 Oct. 1797, perhaps i)/<Van(/a, dau. 
of Jonathan, d. 9 Oct. 1802, a. 5; Elbridge, bap. 26 Dec. 1802; 
Winslow, bap. 24 Mar. 1805; Miranda, bap. 30 Nov. 1806, m. Samuel 
Butterfield 3] Jan. 1839; Julia Ann, bap. 18 Sept. 1808; Francis 
Henry, bap. 25 Apr. 1819. Jonathan the father was selectman of 
Camb. 1806, 1807, and Pet. committeeman, 1806, 1807; Pet. assessor, 
1802. See Wyman, 1028. 

8. JosiAH, s. of Samuel (2), m. Olive Winship, of Lexington. 
Josiah, and Olive his wife, o. c. Pet. ch. 22 June, 1788. Had Olive, 
bap. 22 June, 1788; Sally, bap. 21 Sept. 1788, m. Stei^hen Wheeler, 



GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 319 

24 Aug. 1813; Sophia, bap. 5 Dec. 1790, m. Ezekiel Cutter, 29 Nov. 
1809— CuTTKR (par. 31); Louisa, bap. 3 Mar. 1793; Josiah, bap. 17 
May, 1795; C/omso, bap. 26 June, 1797; Edioard, bap. 10 Nov. 
1799; Elmira, bap. 1 Jan, 1802; Mary [h. 27 .July, 1804]. Major 
Josiah d. 3 Apr. 1836, a. 71 (g. s.). Olive, his wid., d. 23 May, 
1840, a. 74 (g. s.). See Wyman's Chas., 1027, 1028. 

9. Thomas, s. of Thomas (3), m. Sukey Cutter, 16 Nov. 1783. — 
See Cutter (par. 13). Thomas, andw. Sukey, o. c. Pet. ch. 12 Oct. 
1788. lie d. 22 Sept. 1805, a. 49 (g. s.), and she, Susanna, d. (11) 
31 Oct. 1818, a. 59 or 57^ (58, g. s.). Had Sukey, Thomas and Ezekiel, 
all bap. 12 Oct. 1788. Sukey, m. Jonathan Butterfield, 21 Sept. 1806; 
Ebenezer Francis, bap. 21 Feb. 1790, d. (23) 26 Aug. 1796, a. 7—6 
yrs. 7 mos. (g. s.) ; Anna Cutter, bap. 30 Oct. 1791, m. James Odell; 
Maria, hap. 27 July, 1794, d. (10) 13 Feb. 1795, a. 7 mos. (g. s.); 
3Iaria, bap. 15 Oct. 1797, m. James Cutter, Jr., 30 Aug. 1818— Cut- 
ter (par. 53) — and James Odell; Ebenezer Francis, ba}?. 2b Auo-. 
1799, d. (13) 14 Dec. 1804, a. 5 (g. s.). See Wyman's Chas., 1028; 
Cutter Book, pp. 158. 389, 390. 

10. Amos, s. of Thomas (3), had Amos, b. 16 Apr. 1782; Timo- 
thy ; Helen ; Clarissa, adults, all o. c. and bap. Pet. ch. 5 May, 1805; 
Ger shorn, Henry and Letitia, all bap. 5 May, 1805; and Harriet Mary 
Ann, bap. 31 Aug. 1806. Amos, and Helen his wife, o. c. Pet. ch. 5 
May, 1805, and she was adm. this ch. 1 June, 1805. (Mary, a dau. 
of Amos, Jr., was bap. with this gi'oup 5 May, 1805.) The dau. 
Helen m. Jonas Prentiss, 22 Feb. 1807 ; Clarissa m. Thomas Davis of 
Boston, 2 Oct. 1808; Letitia m. Horatio H. Fiske of Boston, 29 Mar. 
1818; Harriet M. A. m. Herman Foster, of Boston, 8 Nov. 1826; 
Amos's child (Mary) d. 24 Aug. 1802, a. 1 (11 mos. — g. s.) ; 
Harriet, of Amos, d. 9 Sept. 1802, a. 10 (g. s.) ; J^ancy, of 
Aaios, d. 25 Sept. 1802, a. 8 (g. s.); one other dau. Helen, d. 
young. Amos, Sen., the father, d. 27 Mar. 1828, a. 69. [His wife 
was Helen Weston, of Concord, m. 18 June, 1781, d. 15 Oct. 1829, a. 
66.] He was the inventor of the once celebrated card-machine for 
making cotton and wool-cards. He took his first patent on this ma- 
chine 2 June, 1797, for the term of fourteen years; and went to 
England, in 1799, to secure a patent in that country. A renewal of 
his original patent was secured by the unanimous vote of Congress, 
for a second term of fourteen years, on 3 Mar. 1 809, and on 20 July, 
1812, he sold his patent right and machinery for the sum of one hun- 
dred and fifty thousand dollars. He devised several ingenious mechan- 
ical contrivances. His card machine was regarded as a marvel of 
human ingenuity, and by a series of successive, independent operations, 
wonderful in the perfection of its performance, completed the card. 
Edward Everett could compare its performance with nothing more 
nearly than the mechanism of the human system. John Randolph, 
of Roanoke, said in Congress, in 1809, he would renew the patent to 
all eternity, " for it is the only machine which ever had a soul/ " It 
was considered of great advantage to the cotton and wool-growing in- 
terest of the country, and on 1 Sept. 1799, a company styled the 



820 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

"Whittemore Brothers (Amos, William and Samuel) commenced busi- 
ness in card factory in the Northwest Parish of Cambridge. Twenty- 
three machines were in operation and forty persons employed in this 
factory in 1801 {Holmes). The machines numbered fifty-five in 1809 
(Mske). The town of West Cambridge dates its prosperity from the 
establishment of this manufacture. See Wymmi, 1028; Hist. Cutter 
Family, 231-2, 338-44, 374, 393-4; and Boston Daily Advertiser 
for 20 June, 1877. 

11. William, s. of Thomas (3), m. Elizabeth Cutter, 2 Nov. 
1783 — Cutter (par. 42). Elizabeth — Esq. Wji.'swife — d. 18 July, 
1806, a. 43. Had ^//ra, d. unm. 16 June, 1812, a. 28; Hannah Ma- 
ria, adm. to the ch. and bap. (ajt. 27) 16 Jan. 1814, d. unm. 9 Mar. 
1814, a. 27; Sarah Ann, d. 10 June, 1810, unm., a. 21; William, 
styled 4th, d. 26 May, 1812, a. 21, unm.; Caroline, d. unm. 22 Oct. 
1812, a. 19; James Madison \_M.B. Harv. 1822] — 'left college in so- 
phomore year from ill-health; Thomas Jefferson [b. Menotomy, 30 
Oct. 1797, removed elsewhere]; Mary Aitn,m. Henry S. Low;* John 
Hancock, name changed to William [served in Mexican War]. Hon. 
William, the father, d. 2 Nov. 1842, a. Sl—Cutter Book, 250, 372, 
395; Wyman's Chas., 1028. [Hera, a second wife, Rebecca Tufts, 
who d. 29 Oct. 1833. William, Esq., int. mar. Avith Hitty Hopkins, 
of Boston, 2 May, 1807 — Camh. Rec. — but the marriage did not take 
place.] He was the business partner of his brother Amos in the man- 
ufacture of cotton and wool cards in this Precinct at the commence- 
ment of this century, and built and occupied the mansion now owned 
and occupied by Nathan Robbins. The card factory stood in rear of 
this house. He was selectman of Cambridge from 1803 to 1805; 
Representative, 1804 to 1806; and Senator in 1820 and 1821. 

12. Gershom, s. of Thomas (3), d. in Boston, 1 Nov. 1795, a. 20; 
gravestone in Copp's Hill Bur. G. 

13. William, s. of William (4), m. Anna Cutter, both of Chas., 
2 Feb. 1796.— Cutter (par. 13). He o. c. Pet. ch. 24 Nov. 1799. 
Had Anna, bap. 24 Nov. 1799, m. (she of Chas.) Samuel Adams, of 
W. Camb., 26 May, 1822; Eleanor, bap. 5 July, 1801, d. 5 Oct. 1805, 
a. 4; William Augustus, h?i^. 2^ M-JiV. 1805; Susan Francis, bap. 17 
May, 1807, m. Pascal Sprague; Eleanor Sophia, bap. 2b Feb. 1810, 
m. John P. Daniels ; George Washington, bap. 4 Oct, 1812 ; Thomas, bap. 
16 June, 1816. See Wyman's Chas., 1028; Cutter Book, 164, 390, 
391, and Dunster Descendants, 45-49. 

14. Samuel, s. of Samuel (5), m. Lydia Pei-ry, 22 May, 1796. 
He 0. c. Pet. ch. 21 Jan. 1798. Had Samuel, bap. 21 Jan. 1798; 
John, bap. 6 Apr. 1800; a child, d. 20 July, 1800, a. 5 weeks; an in- 
fant, d. 29 Mar. 1801, a. 1 day; Lydia, bap. 17 May, 1802, m. Mason 
Phillips, 29 Jan. 1826; Maria, bap. 30 Sept. 1804; Aaron, bap. 12 



1 Capt. W. H. Low, U.S.N., d. at Frankford Arsenal, 24 June, 1877, a. 55; 
a native of Arlington, and gr.-son of William Whittemore, Esq. ; won his title 
by bravery displayed at Battle of Mobile, in the late war. 



GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 321 

Apr. 1807. Samukl the father d. 8 Oct. 1808, a. 34. Mrs. Ltdia, 
prob. his wid., m. Joseph Skinner, 17 Sept. 1811. 

15. JosKPH, s. of Samuel (5), d. SO (31) Oct. 1841, a. G2 (G3, 
g. s.). 

16. WiNSLOW, s. of Jonathan (7), had dau. Ellen, d. 15 Aug. 
1840, a. 5. 

17. Amos, s. of Amos (10), m. Rebecca Russell, of Chas., 22 Apr. 

1804. He o. c. and was bap. 5 May, 1805. Had Mary, bap. 5 May, 

1805, m. Benjamin Cutter, 26 Sept. 1824— Cuttku (par. 59) ; Rebecca, 
bap. 5 Apr. 1807, m. Amos Adams — Adams (par. 18); Hden,\yA\). 20 
Aug. 1809, m. Joseph Tufts, Ivsq., 27 June, 1827 ; Clarissa Davis, 
bap. 17 May, 1812 [d. uiim. at Athol, 10 May, 1851]; Amos, bap. 26 
June, 1814; James Russell, bap. 15 Mar. 1818; Charles Barton, bap. 
9 July, 1820; George Clinton ami Caroline Langdon, both bap. (by 
desire of Amos's widow) 7 Oct. 1827 [George C. d. here 13 Nov. 
1873, and Caroline L. m. Walter I. Frost and David Kimball.] See 
Wnman, 1028, 1029. Amos the father d. 5 Aug. 1827, a. 45. His 
widow Rebecca is living (1879), a. 94. 

18. Gershom, s. of Amos (10), had Gershom Henry, bap. 25 
Dec. 1825, d. 8 May, 1829, a. 3; Amos Joseph, bap. 22 June, 1828, 
d. 19 Nov. 1828, a. 6 mos. See Cutter Book. pp. 231-2, 393-4. 

19. Henry, s. of Amos (10), had Clarence C, d. 13 Sept. 1835, 
a. l.i; an infant son, d. 21 June, 1835, a. 2 days. Also Henry C, 
residing here. See Cutter (par. 24), and Cutter Booh, 144, 232, 
299, 387-8. 

20. William A., of Chas., s. of William (13), m. Abigail C. 
Tufts, of W. Camb., 8 Jan. 1838. See Dunster Descendants, p. 47. 

21. EzEKiEL, s. of Thomas (9), m. Eliza B. Cutter, of Chas., 25 
Nov. 1813. See Cutter (par. 33); Wyman, 1028. 

22. Philip (Sen.), s. of William (4), m. Lydia Phelps. Had 
child, d. 7 May, 1806, a. 3 yrs. Philip Whittemore was a Pet. c im- 
mitteeman and assessor, 1791. See IFy/«fl?i, 1028. 

23. Philip, Jr. (s. of 22), m. Sarah Cutter, 21 Oct. 1819. See 
Cutter (par. 34). Both o. c. here 18 July. 1824, and both were bap. 
18 July, 1824. llad PhiUiJ Augustus, William Henry, Henry William, 
and ASar«/<, all bap. 18 July, 1824. Philip Augustus, the son, d. 29 
July, 1841. a. 21. A child of Philip, d. 7 Apr. 1835, a. 2^. See 
Cutter Booh, 164, 391. 

24. Joseph, d. 24 Sept. 1819,a. 31— s. of Philip (22); Lydia, 
m. Sewall Winn, of Reading, 21 Aug. 1808; Susan, m. Samuel 
Briggs, of Salem, 16 Oct. 1808; Elizabeth, of Chas., m. Abel Locke, 
21 Slar. 1815; Abigail, of Chas., m. Abel Butterfield, 5 June, 1817; 
Charles, m. Harriet Cutter, 6 Aug. 1826 — Cutter (par. 34). 

WILLARD, , of IL^rvard, at Thomas Adams's, d. 11 July, 

1756, a. 23. 

WILLIAMS, John and w. Mary, adm. Pet. cli. at organization, 9 
Sept. 1739. Hed. 17 Jan. 1752, a. 85. His widow, Mary. d. 17 
Feb. 1772, at the age of 102. A dau., Damaris, m. Jeremiah Kus- 
29 



322 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

sell (par. 6). Rebecca Green, grand-dan. of John Williams, de- 
ceased, was adm. Pet. ch. 13 Dec. 1761. 

2. Nathaniel, s. of John (l),had w. Anna, adm. to this ch. — 
from the ch. of Christ in Littleton — by letter, 2 Mar. 1740. lie d. here 
20 July, 1748, a. 50; and his wid. Anna m. Ebenezer Parker, of 
Stoneham, 25 Oct. 1749, Anna Parker — late Williams — was dism. 
'■to Stoneham" 7 Ajw. 1754. She was Anna Davies, pub. to Wil- 
liams in 1738. — Paige. Josiah Wood, son of Mrs. Anna Williams, d. 
17 Nov. 1742, a. 22. 

3. Thomas, s. of John (1) and w. Sarah, adm. Pet. ch. at organ- 
ization, 9 Sept, 1739. He belonged to the Baptist Society in this Pet. 
1787. and d. 5 Feb. 1809, at the age of 101, [His mother d. in 1772, 

a. 102.] Sarah, w. of Thomas, d. 1 Nov. 1772, a. 59. She was 
Sarah Cutter, pub. in 1731, dau. of Gershom Cutter — Cutter (par. 
8). Had Thomas, Jr.,(i. 26 July, 1756, a. — ; John; Gershom; Sarah, 

b. , 1740, bap. 13 Apr. 1740, m. Samuel Swan, 1 Jan. 1761; 

Hannah, b. 25 Apr., bap. 2 May, 1742, d. unm. 7 Feb. 1773, a. 31; 
Aaron, b. 28 May, bap. 3 June, 1744; a child, stillborn, 12 Apr. 1751; 
Mary, b. 7 Oct. 1752, d. 5 June, 1769, a. 17; a son, b. 13 June, 1756. 
A dau., prob. of Thomas, Jr., b. 18 July, 1756. Hannah had a son, 
b. '2,b Feb. 1762. (John Williams, of Thomas, bap. by Ebenezer 
Hancock, at Menotomy, 22 Feb. 1736. — Lex. \st Ch. Eecords.) 

4. John, had dau. b. here 20 Oct. 1741 — prob. the John, of Gro- 
ton, who m, Elizabeth Cutter, 5 May, 1741 — Cutter Book, 92, John, 
of Groton, d. at Mrs. Bowman's, 4 Nov, 1752, a. 32, See Wyman, 
1033. 

5. John, s. of Thomas (3), m. Elizabeth Priest, of Waltham, 13 
Dec. 1764. A boy, taken by John Williams — burnt — d. 21 Nov. 
1770, a. 3 yrs. — See sketch of Baptist Society. 

6. Gershom, s. of Thomas (3), m. Martha Wilson, Jr., 6 Feb, 
1765. She was adm. Pet. ch, 30 Mar, 1766; and Gershom — from 
ch. m Lexington — and Martha his wife, were both adm. here (she 
readmitted?) 4 Oct. 1799. He had Gershom, b. 3, bap. 6 July, 1766; 
Martha, b. 25, bap. 27 Nov. 1768; Mary, b. 11, bap. 16 .June, 1771, 
d. " of cough," 12 Sept. 1771, a. 3 mos.; Mary, ra. Daniel Locke, 15 
Nov. 1802; and prob. others, viz. Samuel, d. 2 May, 1805, a. 27; 
Sarah, d. 24 June, 1820, a. 36, Gershom the father d. 6 Dec, 1824, 
a. 87. Mrs. Martha d. 24 May, 1803, a. 60, and he m. her sister 
Susanna Wilson, 29 Nov. 1806. She was adm. Pet. ch, 7 Oct, 1810, 
andd. 18 Apr., 1825, a. 74. 

7. Aaron, s. of Thomas (3), m. Deborah Robbius of Lexington, 
12 May, 1772, Had a child, b, 15 Feb, 1773; another, d. 5 Sept. 
1777, a. 15 mos. See Wyman, 1034, No. 20? 

8. Gershom, s. of Gershom (6), d. 31 Dec. 1808, a. 42. 

9. Rebecca (of Sudbury, at Daniel Raymond's), d. 31 July, 1771. 
JosiAH, of Camb., m. Experience Hovey, of Lexington, 17 Dec. 

1776. Mehitable, m. Manuel Gracie, of Wilmington, 10 Apr. 

1777. Josiah Williams was one of Benjamin Locke's Company of 
Menotomy minute-men, 19 Apr. 1775. See Paige, 692, 694. 



GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 323 

WILSON, Andrkw, hud w. Sauati, who was adra. Pet. ch. at 
organization, 9 Sept. 17;^j9. She was Sarah Sherman, of Watertowu 
— Paige. Sarah, Jr., dau. of Andrew, was adm. Pet. ch. 13 June, 
1742. and m. Jonathan Wyeth, 14 Nov. 17.50. Andrew the father 
d. 20 June, 1757. a. 62. His wid. Sarah d. 27 Nov. 1772, a. 77. 
Hannah, dau. of Andrew, deceased, was adm. Pet. ch. 3 July, 17.")7; 
Ivatherine — brought up by Andrew — was adm. Pet. ch. 15 Feb. 
175G. Catherine, aged 18 ( Wilson, so called), was bap. here 28 Oct. 
1753 — she m. John Lopus, of "Woburn, G Nov. 17 GO. See Wyman, 
1039, No. 14. 

2. John, bro. of Andrew (l),had w. Martha, who was adm. Pet. 
ch. at organization, 9 Sept. 1739. Had John. b. 19 Sept., bap. 30 
Nov. 1740; M'lrtha, b. 31 Dee. 1742, bap. 2 Jan. 1743, m. Gershom 
Williams, 6 Feb. 17G5; Phehe, b. 8, bap. 19 May. 1745, m. Nathan 

Swan 21 June, 1770; a dau., b. and bap. .1747, perhaps Lydia., 

who m. Joseph Belknap, Jr., 5 Jan. 1773; Anne. b. 9, bap. 21 Jan. 
1750, m. Edward Richardson, of Concord, IG Mav, 1771; Susanna, 
b. 26 Nov., bap. 1 Dec. 1751, m. Gershom Williams 29 Nov. 180G; 
JosiaJi, b. 24 ]\Iar., bap. 5 May, 1754. John the father d. of *• humor 
in his leg" 11 F'eb. 1773, a. 71. Mrs. Martha, his wid., d. 29 Nov. 
1797, a. m. 

3. Andrew, s. of Andrew (1), m. Joanna Winship of Chas. this 
Pet. 5 July, 1757. He o. c. Pet. ch. 28 May, 1758, and had Andrew, 
bap. 2^ May, 1758; Sarah, bap. 15 July, 1759; Joanna, h. 19 Oct., 
bap. 7 Dec. 1760, d. 28 Feb. 1780 (Jr.)"; Benjamin, b. 19 Apr., bap. 
15 May, 17G3 — he belonged to the Baptist Society in the N. W. Pet. 
1787. See Wyman, 1039, No. 20. 

4. Edward, m. Lucy Francis, of Medford, 23 Nov. 1758. He 
o. c. Pet. ch. 21 Oct. 17.39. Had Joseph, bap. 2S Oct. 1759; Lucy, 
bap. 2o Jan. 1761 ; Edward, b. 4, bap. 11 Apr. 1762; Ebenezer. b. 18, 
bap. 21 Aug. 1763; Rachel, b. 13, bap. 17 Feb. 1765; Samuel, b. 13, 
bap. 14 Sept. 1766; Nathaniel, b. 17, bap. 21- Feb. 1768; William, b. 
28 Oct., bap. 5 Nov. 17G9; Aaron, b. 12, bap. 17 Mar. 1771; a son, 
"born with but one hand," 16 Dec. 1772 — "lived one day" — (the 
son of Edward " with one hand " d. 17 Dec. 1772, a. 1 day — Records) ; 
Francis, b. 6, bap. 7 Aug. 1774; Andrew, b. 1, bap. 5 Jan. 1777; 
Thomas, b. 23, bap. 25 Oct. 1778. Edward the father, iu 1770 and 
1778, improved the land of the heirs of Andrew Wilson, deceased ; 
then the southern boundary of the land where Samuel A. Fowle's 
mills now stand, formerly the property of the Cutter family. The 
Wilson's line on the said estate is mentioned in Cutter deeds of the 
years 1768 and 1725, and as early as 1686. Robert Wilson, the family 
ancestor, on 27 Oct. 1665, bought this property of John Brown, of 
Marlborough. Tlieir land, soutli of Fowle's mill, belonged to Thomas 
Russell in 1804. The bridge over the brook on the Woburn road, 
near Fowle's mill, was known as ^yilson's Bridge as late as 1850. 
See Wyman, 1039, ^o. 21. 

5- John, s. of John (2), m. Susanna Payne, 10 Oct. 1765. Had 
John, b. 29 Oct., bail. 2 Nov. 176G; Susanna, b. 8, bap. 14 Apr.1771; 



324 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

Wr.Uam,h. 23 Aus^., bap. 3 Sept. 1772; Josiah, b. 5, bap. 9 June, 
1776; Hannali,h.\n, bap. 16 May, 1779. 

6. Josiah, s. of John (2), m. Hannah Frost, 13 Apr. 1780. He 
was aclm. Pet. ch. 22 Oct. 1780, and was a member of Cambridge's 
Revolutionary quota. Had Josiah, b. 29 Sept., bap. 22 Oct. 1780 — 
the Josiah, who d. 21 Nov. 1818, a. 39; Hannah, b. 28 Oct., bap. 8 
Dec. 1782. Josiah the father d. 10 Oct. 1808, a. 54. Hannah, his 
wid., d. 10 Mar. 1810, a. 52. 

7. Samuel, adult, o. c. and was bap. Pet. ch. 22 July, 1810. 
Samuel m. Mary Ann Frost, 4 Apr. 1813. 

8. John, s. of John (5), m. Lydia Meek, of Salem, 31 Mar. 1793. 
He d. 24 Sept. 1822,' a. 56. A second John, who d. 1 Mar. 1836, a. 
about 50, ra. Sarah Ann Ireland, 23 Apr. 1811. The widow of John 
d. — Feb. 1843. 

9. Daniel, bro. of John (8), adult, a^t. 21, o. c. and bap. Pet. ch. 
28 Oct. 1810, m. Sally Belcher, of Brighton, 26 Nov. 1812. He d. 
21 June, 1820, a. 31. Martha Russell, adult, and Hannah, ait. 
13, both bap. 7 Oct. 1810 — Hannah m. Leonard Stearns, 16 Apr. 
1820. (Martha Russell o. c. 7 Oct. 1810.) William, o. c. and 
bap.— adult, ait. 16—28 Oct. 1810. 

10. Sybil, m. Thaddeus Bowman, both of Lexington, 8 Feb. 
1753; should be Woolson. Elizabeth, m. Samuel Whittemore, 3d, 

20 Mar. 1770. A child of widow secret — b. — , 1769; prob. 

the infant from widow Wilson's, buried here 4 June, 1769. Mrs. 
Mary, d. 4 Oct. 1795, a. 63. Mary of Boston, m. Timothy Osborn, 
of W. Camb., 29 Nov. 1827. 

WINCHESTER, Sophia, m. Samuel Estabrook, of W. Camb., 9 
Aug. 1812. 

WINN, James, m. Sally Frost, 2 Sept. 1804. James and w. Sally 
o. c. Pet. ch. 27 Oct. 1805, and James, adult, was bap. 27 Oct. 1805. 
(James Winn d. 11 Sept. 1833, a. 55; Sarah, w. of same, d. 18 Sept. 
1855, a. 73.) Had Charles Grant, bap. 27 Oct. 1805; James, bap. 
28 Feb. 1808; Albert, bap. 22 July, 1810. Charles G., of Boston, 
m. Ann Louisa Wellington, 2 July, 1837. Albert, m. Sarah Pren- 
tiss, 14 Dec. 1837. Samuel F., m. Lucy T. Cutter, 3 Mar. 1841, 
See Cutter (par. 58). A son of Samuel F. d. 1 Jan. 1842, a. 3 
weeks. Sewall, of Reading, m. Lydia Whittemore, 21 Aug. 1808. 
See Wyman's Chas., 1041. 

WINNECK, John, m. Elizabeth Homer, of Boston, 19 June,1788. 
Elizabeth, of Boston, m. Jeduthun Wellington, 31 May, 1803. 
AViLLiAM, m. Mahala Cutter, 7 June, 1818 — Cutter (par. 21). See 
Cutter Book, 131-32, 385. 

WINSHIP, Edward, of Lexington (a grandson of Lieut. Edward, 
of Camb. — see Paige), buried here, 13 May, 1763, a. 84. The wife 
of Edward, of Lexington (Sarah ?), d. 20 Jan. 1749. Dinah — 
negro-woman of Edward, of Lexington — d. 27 Jan. 1755, a. 40. 



GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 325 

2. William, brother of Edward (1), was adm. Pet. ch. at orga- 
nization, Sept. 1739. He d. " with age," 2G Jan. 1774, a. 73. His 
dau. Joanna was adm. Pet. ch. 15 June. 17-10 — perhaps the Mrs. 
Joanna who d. here 11 Apr. 179o, a. 79; his dau. Deborah was adm. 
Pet. ch. 20 Apr. 1740 — prob. the Deborah who ni. here Moses Har- 
rington. 23 Jane, 1760; had also William, Jr., adm. Pet. ch. 27 Aug. 
1749; 2\ibitha, d. 15 Mar. 1813, a. 84, unm.; Benoni,d. 22 Nov.1805, 
a. 72; and others. (William the father o. c. 1st ch. Camb. 26 Jan- 
1718; and William Winship and w. Thankful were adm. Camb. 1st 
ch. 15 Feb. 1719. She was Thankful Wyeth, m. 6 Dec. 1716, but 
prob. dead before 1739). 

3. John, bro. of William (2), and Elizabeth, w. of John, were 
adm. Pet. eh, at organization, 9 JSept. 1739. His dau. Elizabeth, adm. 
to Pet. ch. at org., 9 Sept. 1739, m. Jason Russell 28 Jan. 1740; 
Ruth, dau. of Deacon Johx, adm.. Pet. ch. 3 July, 1757, m. Ebenezer 
Shed, Jr., of Charlestown, 24 Mar. 1760; Josiah, A. B. [H. U. 1762], 
adm. Pet. eh. 25 July, 1762 — the Rev. Jonah, ^. i)£, dism. thenee "to 
Woolwich — to be imbodved with a ch. there," 1 Sept. 1765; John, b, 
3, bap, 9 May, 1742; Thankful, b. 14, bap, 17 Mar, 1745— adm. Pet. 
ch. (dau. of the late deacon) 30 Mar. 1766; Noah, d. 18 Oct. 1759, a. 
25. Dea. Johx the father d. 7 Nov. 1759, a. 66 (65, g. s.). Eliz.v- 
BKTU, wife of Deacon John, d. 8 Oct. 1759, a. 58 (g. s.). ' The 
father was chosen Deacon of the Pet. ch. 17 Nov. 1739, being one of 
the two first deacons of that church ; selectman of Camb. in 1742 ; Pet. 
committeeman 4 yrs., 1735 to 1742; Pet. assessor, 1742; Pet. collec- 
tor, 1733. Mehitable Cornell — brought up with Deacon J. Winship — 
was adm. Pet. ch. 3 July, 1757. (The wife of Dea. Winship was 
Elizabeth Wyeth, m. 2 Oct. 1718. He o. c. Camb. 1st ch. 11 Oct. 

'A sermon by Rev. Mr. Cooke, "On the death of Dea. Winship, &c.," No. 
673, was delivered ISTov. 11, 17o9. His text was Ps. 27: 10, " When my Father 
and ray Mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up," Mr. Cooke first 
alludes to the various distresses to which mankind are exposed, j^articularly the 
death of friends and relations, as often the most affecting ; and especially the 
death of tender jtarents. " In our text are mentioned the ground of this sorrow, 
and their only support under it." "In the ordinary course of nature, parents 
must forsake their children by death, and when Father and Mother forsake, it is 
commonly a time of distress with children that are left. The death of one of 
the head of a family makes an awful breach in a house, but when Father and 
^Mother forsake, the Foundations of it are dissolved." 

The speaker then proceeds at some length to apply his subject to the present 
case, and closes a few practical reflections, with these words ; " And a late 
sorrowful instance, the like of whicli, in all its circumstances, has not happened 
in this place, should now awake our thoughtfulness and pity. We have seen in 
a few days a family bereaved of a kind and affectionate father, a very tender and 
careful mother, who (lived in love and peace together) were lovely and pleasant 
in their lives, and in their death were not long divided ; and of a dear and hope- 
ful brother. And by the death of his servant, this place has lost a kind neigh- 
bor and well-wisher, one who studied the things which make for peace; and 
this Church has lost a faithful officer and friend." 

Deacon John Winship died Nov, 7, 17-t9, aged 6(5 vears, 

Elizabctli, his wife, " Oct, 8, 17.>9, '" oS ' •• 

Noah, their son, " Oct, 18, 17-59, " 2-5 " 

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326 



HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 



1719. and with w. Elizabeth was adm. Camb. 1st ch. 13 Mar. 1726. 
Elizabeth, dan. of J. Wiiiship, was adra. Carab. 1st ch. 25 Mar. 1739.) 

4. Jason, bro. of John (3), had w. Hannah, who was adm. Pet. 
ch. at oi'gauization, 9 Sejit. 1739. His dau. Lydia was adm. Pet. ch. 
3 July, 1757, and m. Jabez Wyman, of Woburn, 13 Jan. 1767; Pru- 
dence, a dau, was adm. Pet. ch. 22 Apr. 1744, and m. Michael Geo- 
hagan, of Boston, 10 May, 1744; Nathan, a son, d. 27 Sept. 1766. a. 
38; a son Jason was killed by the British at Menotomy, 19 Apr. 1775, 
and Jabez Wyman (brother-in-law) was killed at same time. Jason 
the father was drowned in a pond, 26 Dec. 1762, a. 62. "Going 
from a neighbor's, near Menotomy Pond, it is supposed he missed his 
way, and got into the pond where he was drowned." Hannah, w. of 
Jason, d. 12 Dec. 1756, a. 63. Joseph St. Lawrence, d. at Jason 
Winship's, 2 Apr. 1751, a. 6. (The three brothers William, John and 
Jason Winship married three daughters of John Wyeth,the eldest sister 
marrying the youngest brother. — Paige.) Hannah, w. of Jason Win- 
ship, m. first, Nathaniel Prentice. Jason Winship was a private sol- 
diir in the French War. 

5. Joseph (s. of Joseph, and a gr.-son of Lieut. Edward of Camb.), 
was adm. Pet. ch. at organization, 9 Sept. 1739. His w. Anna was 
adm. at same time. He d. 24 July, 1761, a. 60. His wid. Anna d. 2 
Feb. 1806, at the age of 101.* A dau. Sarah, m. Henry Spring, Jr., 
of Watertown (she of Chas. of this precinct), 30 Jan. 1744 — the Sa- 
ra//, dau. of Joseph, adm. Pet. ch. 27 Dec. 1741; a dau. Anna, m. 
Samuel Manning; a dau. Mary, m. Ebenezer Wyeth, Jr.; a dau. Jo- 
anna, m. Andrew W^ilson (she of Chas. this Pet.), 5 July, 1757 (had 
several sons). Mrs. Cowell, of Boston, d. at Joseph Winship's, 24 
June, 1746, a. 24. He resided in the Charlestown jiart of the Pet. 
where he purchased the estate of David Dunster, of Narragansett 
Township, Worcester Co., Mass., in 1742, bounded east and northeast 
by Medford River and Pond ; there being a road leading from Med- 
foi-d over the weirs to Menotom3% running through it. Tlie home 
place, bought of Dunster, was northwest of the road, where Benjamin 
Cutter, about 1798, built another house, since demolished. See Cutter 
(par. 22); Wy man's Chas., 1041. 

6. Edward, s. of Pklward (1), also of Lexington, was buried here 
7 Dec. 1773, a. 68. Amos (a son prob. of his), was bap. at 'Notomy 
previous to the organization of the Pet. ch., by the Rev. John Han- 
cock, of Lexington. 2 Jan. 1736-7; a dau. Miss (record says Mrs.) 
Esther, d. 1 May, 1789, a. 50— Wyman's Chas., 1042; Isabef, dau. of 
Edward, Jr., of Lexington, bap. here 6 Feb. 1743 — the Isabel, dau. 
of Edward of Lexington, unm., who was buried here 18 Nov. 
1763. 

7. Jonathan, s. of Edward (1), and of Lexington, m. Isabel 
Cutter, of Camb., 1 Oct. 1741 — see Cutter (par. 8). Jonathan 

* Wyman, pp. 1020, 1041, gives her a less age, and calls her Anna Whitmore, 
dan. of Francis, s. of John, b. 4 Apr. 1706. Sarah Whitmore, her sister, mar- 
ried Nathaniel Francis (1). 



OENEALOGICAI. KEGISTER. 327 

was admitted Pet. cli. 19 Oct. 1740. and Joxatiian was dism. thence 
" to Lexington," 12 May, 1754. His wife Isabel d. 9 .Inne, 1742, 

a. 24. He m. a second wife. A dan. Hephzibah, of Joxatiiax, of 
Lexington, was bap. here 25 Feb. 1753. The father eventually re- 
moved to Brighton. (Jonathan Winship from 2d eh. Carab. received 
20 May, 1754. — Lexiin/ton Clnirch Records.) 

8. Isaac, s. of P^dward (1). of Lexington, had dan. d. 23 Jnly, 
1749. a. 3 yrs. ; a dau. Pliehe, of Isaac of Lexington, was bap. here 
27 July, 1755. Isaac had a seat in the Meeting-house here, in 
1781. 

9. William, s. of William (2). adm. Pet. ch. 27 Aug. 1749. He 
m. J\fary Johnson, of Chas. this Pet. 14 July, 1748 — fee 20s. Had 
3Iary, b. 11, bap. 18 June, 1749, d. 13 Sept. 1749, a. 3 mos. Mary, 
wife of William, Jr., d. 18 June, 1749, His second w. Abigail d. 
22 June, 1809. a. 89. She was Abigail Bowman. — See Wyman, 10.3, 
1041. He d. 4 Feb. 1811, a. 92. Had William, b. and bap. 31 Oct. 
175G; Susanna, bap. 9 July, 1758; Lucy,\). 29, bap. 31 Aug. 1760, 
d. (dau. of William, Jr.") 1 Aug. 1772— and Mrs. Dowse, from 
Charlestown, at said William Winsiiip's, d. 29 Sept. 1772; Aaron, h. 
8, bap. 17 'Apr. 1763; Caleb, b. 2^y Feb., bap. 31 Mar. 1765; Samuel, 

b. '2b Feb., bap. 6 Mar. 1768; 3Iartj, b. 7, bap. 15 Dee. 1771. See 
Wy man's Chas., 1041. 

10. John, s. of John (3), m. Ju<iith Carter, of Woburn, 5 Dec. 
1763. John and w. Judith were adm. to Pet. ch. 30 Mar. 1766. 
He 0. c. here 2 Dec. 1764. Had Noah, b. 18 Nov., bap. 2 Dec. 1764; 
Elizabeth, b. 29, bap. 31 Aug. 1766; John, b. 8, bap. 14 May, 1769; 
Josiah, b. 6, bap. 7 Ajir. 1771 ; Joseph, b. 22, bap. '(19) May, 1774; 
Sarah, b. 6, bap. 10 Nov. 1776; Phebe, b. 25, bap. 28 Feb. 1779. 
John and wife, the parents, were dism. "to the ch. in ]Mason," 19 
Sept. 1790. 

11. Jason, s. of Jason (4). had a child, b. 29 Jan. 1765, d.— still- 
born — 30 Jan. 1765 (Rec. of Deaths). The wife of Jasox d. 30 Jan. 
1765, a^t. — . (She was Ruth Carter, of Woburn, m. 24 Mar.__1764, 
and he m. a second wife Mary Piper, of Lexington, 16 Jan. 1768 — 
Paige.'] He was Pet. collector. 1766. By second wife he had an in- 
fant son, stillborn, 14 May. 1769; a dau. Prudence Peirce, b. t), bap. 
15 Apr. 1770; an infant, stillborn, 1 Nov. 1772; a son Jason, b. Mar. 
or April, 1775. bap.— (" s. of Jasox, killed the 19th ")— 23 Apr. 1775. 
Jason the father was killed by the British troops on their retreat 
through Menotomy from Lexington and Concord, 19 April, 1775. He 
was sitting in Cooper's Tavern, where the Arlington House now 
stands, in company with his fellow-victim and brother-in-law Jiihez 
Wyman, when the troops entered and knocked both down v,'ith mus- 
kets, stabbed them through with bayonets, and left them wallowing 
in their blood on the floor. See other particulars on p. 74 of this 
work. 

12. Joseph, s. of Joseph (5), had Elizabeth, b. 17, bap. 28 Sept. 
1740 (w. of Ebenezer Wveth of Norwich, Ct., in 1785); Susanna, 
b. 9, bap. 13 June, 1742; Kezia, b. 19, bap. 20 May, 1744 (w. of 



328 HISTORY or Arlington. 

Peter Underwood of Lincoln, in 1784); a dan., b. 10, d. 22 Nov. 
1745, a. 12 days; Abigail b. 4, bap. 7 June, 1747, d. 16 May, 1751, 
a. 4yrs.; Francis, b. 13, bap. 14 May, 1749; Priscilla, b. 24, bap. 28 
Apr. 1751 (wid. Whiston of Boston in 1785); Bevjarnin, b. 5 Sept., 
bap. 21 Oct. 1753, d. 20 July, 1757, a. 4 yrs. A child of Joseph 
(either this Joseph, or the father) d. here 10 Dec. 1739, a. 4 yrs. Jo- 
seph the father was a Captain, mariner, rem. to Norwich, Ct., and d. 
before 1784. — See Paige and Wyman. 

13. Thomas, s. of Edward (G), m. Sarah Goddin, 4 Sept. 1753 — 
fee I dol. He and w. Sarah o. c. Pet. ch. 17 Ji^^eb. 1754. Had dau., 
stillborn, 17 Mar. 1754; and Sarah, his wife, d. 24 Mar. 1754, a. 20. 
[He m. a second wife Sarah Harrington, 28 May, 1755 — Paige.'] Had 
also Sarah — dau. of Thomas, of Lexington — bap. here 25 Dec. 1757; 
a second Sarah — dau. of Thomas, of Lexington — was bap. here 22 Jan. 
1758. Sarah and Anna, who were adm. Pet. ch. '2o Dec. 1791, were 
perhaps daughters of Thomas (13). Thomas had a seat in the 
Meeting-house here, 1781. See Wyman's Chas., p. 1042, Jonathan 
(11) and Anna (24) Winship. 

14. Benjamin, s. of Edward (0), and of Lexington — o. c. here 2 
Dec. 1753; and Abigail, w. of Benjamin, of Lexington, was bap. 
here 3 Dec. 1753, *t. 20. Benjamin, of Lexington, had Benjanda 
bap. here 30 Mar. 1755; Abel, bap. here 12 Sept. 1756. 

15. Edward, s. of Edward (G), was the Edw^ard, 3d. of Lex- 
ington, who o. c. here 19 Feb. 1758. His w. was Hephzibah Laugh- 
ton, m. 9 Feb. 1757 — Lexington Records. Edward, 3d, of Lexing- 
ton, had ^/«os, bap, here 19 Feb. 1758; Esther, bap. here 10 jMar. 
1760, m. Ammi Cutter, Jr., 6 Feb. 1776 — see Cutter (par. 20) ; Ed- 
xoard — s. of Edward, Jr., of Lexington — was bap. here 21 Oct. 
1764; O/rre, dau. of the same, was bap. here 24 May, 1767 — she in. 
Josiah Whittemore (par. 8). Edward, .Jr., of Lexington, was buried 
here 16 Apr. 1708. and HEPHZiiiAii, wid. of Edward, Jr., of Lex- 
ington, was adm. to this Pet. ch. 1 Dec. 1771. A negro child at the 
Widow Winship's, d. 26 June, 1773. The wid. Hephzibah, and 
Jonathan Davis, residents, were m. 29 Feb. 1776 — fee 3s. 

16. Joel, s. of Edward (0), and of Lexington, had a dau. Dorcas, 
who d. here unm. 21 July, 1807, a. 49 — prob. the Dorcas adm. Pet. 
ch. 25 Dec. 1791; Joel — s. of Joel, of Lexington — was bap. here 10 
May, 1 7 1 — see Paige. 

17. William, s.'of William (9), d. here 30 June, 1821, a. 05. A 
child of his, d. 13 May, 1789, a. 13 mos. ; a dau. Riithy Wood, was 
bap. here 28 Mar. 1790, and adm. to Pet. ch. 2 Aug. 1812, d. unm. 16 
Sept. 1812, a. 23; Sarah, perhaps his dau., d. 7 June, 1817, a. 27. 
He was prob. the William Winship who was a member of Capt. Ben- 
jamin liocke's Co. of Menotomy minutemen in April, 1775. See AVy- 
man's Chas., 1041. 

18. Caleb, s. of William (?), m. Abigail Blackington (he styled 
Jr.), 28 Sept. 1802. He d. 15 Sept. 180o, a. 40. Abigail, perhaps 
his wife, d. 17 Jan. 1828, a. 07. 

19. Thaddeus, perhaps bro. of Benjamin (14), and of Lexing- 
ton, was buried here 9 Apr. 1781. 



GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 329 

20. Jonathan, s. of Thomas (13), was lie who d. here 23 July, 
1825, a. 62, and whose w. Eliza d. here 13 June, 1823, a. 43. Mrs. 
Eliza, adult, o. c. and was bap. here 15 Aug. 1802. Jonathan also 
o. c. here 2 June, 1805. A dau. of Jonathan, d. 5 Feb. 1799, a. 4 
mos. ; a child, d. 18 Feb. 1801, a. 2 weeks; Mary and Eliza, twindaus. 
of Jonathan, were both bap. 6 ]May, 1803 — a child, prob. one of 
these, d. 8 Nov. 1807, a. 4; a dau. Esther^ and s. Thomas Jejferson, of 
Jonathan, were both bap. 1 June, 1805 — Esther, prob. the dau., d. 15 
Aug. 1810, a. 4 (14), and Thomas J., the son, d. 18 Feb. 1827, a. 21; 
a dau. Atma, was bap. 22 JNlar. 1807; a son Henry Co(/gin, was bap. 

21 Oct. 1810, prob. the child of Jonathan that d. 24 Oct. 1812, a. 2. 
The wife of Jonathan was Elizabeth Coggin, of Natick, m. 12 May, 
1800 — Lexington Records. See Coggin. 

21. Benjamin, s. of Benjamin (14), m. Mary Adams, 4 Apr. 
1788, Camb. 

22. Joel, s. of Joel (16), m. Phebe Hill (he of Lexington), 14 
Nov. 1792. See Book of the LocJces, 161, &c. 

23. Ephraim. Jr., had here Ephrainu b. 20, bap. 30 Nov. 1740; 
Hannah, b. 22, bap. 25 July, 1742; Rebecca, b. 11, bap. 17 June, 
1744.' 

24. Samuel, Jr., of Lexington, had Loring, bap. here 14 Dec. 
1746. The same Samuel — of Lexington — had John, bap. here 26 
May, 1754 — prob. the Joiin, who d. here 9 Oct. 1822, a. 68 (g. s.), and 
whose w. Z^eZ/yem^ce d. here (16) 17 Feb. 1838, a. 83 (82, g. s.). 
Samuel the father m. (1st w.) Hannah Loring — see Paige. 

25. James, of Lexington, m. Lydia Phillips, 15 Apr. 1762. 
James and w. Lydia o. c. here 22 Aug. 1762. Had Bethiah, b. 12 
May, bap. 22 Aug. 1762; Lydia, b. and bap. 4 Sept. 1763; Hannah, 
b. 17 Feb., bap. 10 Mar. 1765; Elizabeth, b. 2, bap. 4 Jan. 1767; 
James, b. 26, bap. 27 Mar. 1768; Daniel, b. 11, bap. 16 July, 1769; 
Joseph, b. 17, bap. 23 Dec. 1770; John, b. 2 June, bap. 5 July, 1772; 
Rebecca, b. 10, bap. 23 July, 1775. See Paige, 698-99; Wyman, 
1041. 

26. Ebenezer, bro. of James (25), and , wife of Eben- 

EZER, both o. c. here 5 June, 1763. Had a dau., d. 1 May, 1761, a. 
4 yrs.; a son, d. 29 Oct. 1762, a. 3 yrs.; a dau., b. 21 Jan. 1762, d. 

22 Oct. 1762, a 10 mos.; Ebenezer, b. 23 Aug. 1763; Daniel, b. 12, 
bap. 14 .Juh% 1765, d. — Sept. 1765, a. 3 mos.; Samuel, b. 30 Sept., 
bap. 5 Oct. ^1766, d. 1 Nov. 1811, a. 45; John, b. 11, bap. 15 Jan. 



1 He was the son of Ephraim and Hannah (Cutter) Winship, who resided in 
Lexington, and his mother -was daughter of William Cutter, who resided here. 
He m. ^lehitablc, dau of Gorshom Cutter — see Cutter (par. 8) — by whom he 
had several children, includins the above ; and was dism. from Lexington ch. 
30 May, 1762, to New ^larblehead (now Windham, Me.), where he had removed 
some time previous, and where he d. 4 June, 1766. He was shot and scalped by 
Indians at Windham, 14 ^lay, 17o6, but recovered from his wounds. The In- 
dians, in taking his scalp, left a narrow strip of skin from his forehead directly 
over the top of his head. See Cutter Book, pp. 42, 86, 382 ; Wyman's Chaa., 
1041. 



330 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

1769; Daniel b. (Joseph?) 18 Feb., bap. 24 Mar. 1771. (The wife 
of Ebenezer the father was Elizabeth Raymond — see Paige.) See 
Wpnan, 1042. 

27. Jonathan, prob. a s. of Jonathan (7), m. Sarah Ricliardson, 
4 May, 1769. A chikl of Jonathan (?), b. , 1779. 

28. Amos, prob. a bro. of Jonathan (27), m. Mary Wyman, 29 
Oct. 1782. (See Wyman's C/ms., 1042?) 

29. Lucy, of Lexington, m. IJenjamin Wheeler, of Concord, 27 

Nov. 1753. Widow , had Jo/ni, bap. here 1 Jnne, 178S. Mrs. 

A., d. 11 Jan. 1799, a. 26. Miss Ann's child d. 19 Jan. 1801, a. 3 
weeks. 

30. The following Winships of Lexington are on record here. 
Edith, m. Lsaac Adams, of Boston, 2 Sept. 1806. Lydia, m. John 
Erost, 3d, of W. Camb., 8 May, 1808. Hannah, m. Leonard John- 
son, of W. Camb., 2 Apr. 1812. Sally, m. John Frost, of W. Camb., 
1 Ang. 1813. Emily, m. Otis Reed, of Boston, 13 Nov. 1817. Thad- 
DEUS, m. Mary Walker, of Lexington, 28 Jan. 1818. Anna, m. 
Erastus Brown, of Lexington, 22 Oct. 1826. Hannah, of Dorches- 
ter, m. John Boutell, of Charlestown, 21 Oct. 1812. 

WISWELL, Elizabeth, drowned in Fresh Pond, 5 Apr. 1813, 
a. 24. 

WITHINGTON, William, was adm. Pet. ch. at organization, 9 
Sept. 1739. Had w. Sarah, adm. Pet. ch. 8 Ang. 1742. William, 

and Sarah his wife, were dism. "to the ch. of Christ in Stow," , 

1747. She was Sarah, dan. of Francis Locke. — See Book of the Lockes , 
p. 40, &c. William had here, Francis, bap. 16 Sept. 1739, m. Ra- 
chel Mason, 6 Jan. 1763; Elizabeth, b. 20, bap. 31 May, 1741; Wil- 
liam, b. 16, bap. 22 Jan. 1744; Elishd, b. 21, bap. 23 Mar. 1746. ' 

2. Elisha, s. of William (1), m. Mary Prentice here 12 Apr. 
1768. Pie o. c. Pet. ch. 21 May, 1769, and had Elisha, b. 11, bap. 
21. May, 1769. 

WOOD, JosiAH, son of Mrs. Anna Williams, d. 17 Nov. 1742, a. 
22. Maria M., of Medford, m. Abram D. Tasker, 13 Sept. 1840. 
John, Jr., m. Mary C. Barker, of Boston, 28 Jan. 1841. 

WOOLSON, Sarah, m. Stephen Robbins, both of Lexington, 11 
July, 1754. Sybil — called Wilson — m. Thad. Bowman, 1753 — see 
Wilson. 

WOOTTON, John, s. of John and Rebecca, d. 7 July, 1739, a. — 
(g- s.). 

WRIGHT, widow Ann, d. 22 Feb. 1772, a. 80. Elizabeth, of 
Woburn, m. John Symmes, Jr., of Medford, 31 Oct. 1780— fee $100. 
Chandler, d. 27 Oct. 1824, a. 55. See Wyman's Chas., 1052. 

1 William Withington, of Stow, but formerly of Camb., sold to Joseph "Win- 
ship of Chas. two acres in Camb., bounded S. W. on the brook running out 
of Spy Pond, 6 Apr. 1747. William Withington (1) was grandson of William 
Russell (Ij, per Wyman, 1041. 



GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 331 

WYRERT, Thomas, of Boston, m. Mary Pierpoii^, of Camb., 27 
Jan. 177G. 

WYER, Lydia, w. of Elkazer, late of Charlestozni, was adm. 
Pet. ch. G Oct. 1776, and Anne, {Vm\. oi Elkazkr, of Charlestovvii, 
was bap. here same time. See Wi/nian, lOoo, No. 18. Anna, dan. 
of^ David — late of Chadestotcn — was bap. here 11 Awg^. 177G. See 
Wi/man, lOoG. [Cliarlestown was burnt by tlie liriti.sli 17 June, 
1775.] 

2. Doct. Edavaud, d. 19 Sept. 1788, a. 37 [gravestone in enclosure 
of family of liev. Samuel Cooke, in the Pet. Burying Ground]. It 
is said lie died of the accidental prick of a cambric needle into his 
hand. See Wymnn, lOol). 

WYETII. Jonathan, m. Sarah Wilson, 14 Nov. 1750. Gad, m. 
Polly Kendall, 1 Dec. 1703. Noah, of Camb. First Parish, had s. 
Isaac, bap. here 14 Feb. 1773. Ebenezer had here Joseph, bap. 29 
July, 1781; Elizabeth, h. Mar., bap. 13 Apr. 1783, prob. the Kliza- 
beth of Chas. m. Solomon Prentice, Jr., 15 Apr. 1803. Mary, who an 
adult 0. c. and was bap. Pet. ch. 22 Dec. 1805, was prob. the Mary 
of Chas. (W. Camb.) who m. Samuel Bellows of Camb. 27 Mar.1809. 
See Pai'ffe, and IV/jinan, 105G. 

Family of P]bi:xi:zer AVyetii. — The following interesting par- 
ticulai-s regarding the descendants of Ebenezer Wyeth, of Cambridge 
(Mt. Auburn), are procured from family records and pai^ers: 

(1) Ebenezer, the father, then "junior," of Cambridge, m. Mary Winship, of 
Charlestown, per Charlestown records, 5 Nov. 1751. They had Ebenezer, b. 
(Watertown rec.) 17 Dee. 17o'2 ; Mary, b. 17 Sept. 175o, d. unra. Sept. (Oct. 7 
— Paige), 1790; Jonas, b. 17 May, 1757; Joshua, b. 6 Oct. 1758; Milliam, b. 
22 May, 1760, d. 8 June, 1776 ; Susanna, b. 14 Mav, 1762, d. 28 Dec. 1789 ; Ja- 
cob, b." 29 Apr. 1764 ; Anna, b. 22 Feb. 1766, d. 15 Apr. 1842 ; Gad, b. 27 July, 
1768; John, b. 31 Mar. 1770; Elizabeth, b. 12 Feb. 1772, d. unm. 23 Feb. 1793'. 
Jlrs. ISIarv Wyeth, the mother, d. 9 Sept. 179S, a. 68. Ebenezer ^\'veth, the 
father, d. 4 Aiig. 1799, a. 73. 

Susanna, the daughter, m. AVilliam "Watson, 6 Dec. 1779, and had several 
children, all but one of whom died unmarried. — See Paige, 681. In 1842 her 
only surviving heirs were her grandchikU-en Susan ^loore and Mary Moore, both 
of Cambridge, daughti-rs of Susan, wife of Artenatus (or Artemas) Moore, who 
deceased 1807, first wife of Moore. — See Paif/e, 612. 

Anna, the daughter, m Benjamin Cutter, of Charlestown, 6 Mar. 1785, who 
d. 8 Mar. 1824, without issue. At her death in 1842, the property was divided 
among the relatives, who proved to be very numerous. — ^See Appendix to Cut- 
ter Book for a copy of the settlement. 

Anna "Winship, widow of Joseph "Winship. of Charlestown, and mother of 
Mrs. Mary Wyeth, d. 2 Feb. 1806, a. 101.— See AVixship. 

Ebenezer. the father, was s. of Ebenezer, s. of John, s. of Nicholas Wyeth, the 
progenitor of the family in Cambridge. See Paige. John Wyeth's heirs gave a quit- 
claim to Joseph Winship's heirs, on 17Feb. 1725 — Joseph Winship, Senior, having 
married the widow of John Wyeth. The subscribers to the deed were Jonathan 
Wyeth, mason; Samuel Bowman and wife Deborali; Jason Winship and wife 
Hannah ; William Winship and wife Thankful ; Ebenezer Wyeth, cordwainer ; 
John Winship and wife Elizabeth ; and John Wyeth, mason. — Sec Hist. Camb, 
703. 

(2) Ebenezer, s. of Ebenezer (1), "first born son" of his parents, whose 
father records that his " birth is on the records of Watertowu," deceased Nov. 



332 IlISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

1837. His children, who were heirs of Anna Cutter's estate in 1842, were Jo- 
seph, of Chelsea — near Hospital; Stephen, of Irving' s Grant; Mary — wicl. 
Bellows, 320 Washington St., Boston ; Catherine, M'ife of Jaleel Baker, of Lin- 
coln ; and Lucy, wife of Calvin Hodgman, of Madison, Illinois. Other partic- 
ulars regarding the family of Ebenezer (2) are furnished in the text. 

(3) Jonas, s. of Ebenezer (1), d. 3 Oct. 1817 — Paige. His children who 
were heii'S of Anna Cutter's estate in 1842, were Jonas, of Cambridge (proprie- 
tor of the well-known Fresh Pond Hotel); John, of Cambridge; Elizabeth, 
Mary, Francis, Joseph, all of Cambridge; Susan, wife of Oren AVillard, of Ash- 
buniham ; Nancy, wife of Richard C. Hastings, of Boston ; Harriet, wife of 
Keuben Winslow, of Hoxbury. 

(4) Joshua, s. of Ebenezer (1), settled about 1813 in Cincinnati, Ohio, and 
deceased Feb. 1832. He was one of the celebrated Boston Tea Party in 1773, 
and his account of his participation in that event to Rev. Timothy Flint, in 
1827, the well-known writer on the Western Country, was reproduced in the 
Old and New, for January, 1874. At the time of the destruction of the British 
tea, in Boston Harbor, Joshua was a journeyman blacksmith in Boston, living 
Avith a tory master ; and owing to his being a young man not much known in 
town, and not liable to be easily recognized, it was proposed that he and other 
young men, similarly unknown, should lead in the business. Therefore he and 
his companions were dressed to resemble Indians, and their faces were smeared 
with soot or lampblack. Their most intimate acquaintances among the sjiecta- 
tors "had not the least knowledge of them." "We surely resembled," says 
the narrator, " devils from the bottomless pit, rather than men." 

From the correspondence of Joshua with his sister Anna Cutter, wfe find him 
at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on 9 Apr. 1801, where he and his son Elisha had 
come with rails. On their way their raft was stove twice, but they got oif 
.safely. From letters he had received, he was glad to hear of the welfare of his 
friends at Charlestown, and also of his grandmother, Mrs. Anna AVinship. His 
brother John AVyeth was postmaster at Harrisburg, and treated him well during 
this visit. In the way of family news, Sukey, daughter of Joshua, had a son. 
At his home at Nanticook, Penn., all were well, including his relatives Granny 
AVinship, Jabez Winship and wife. Allusion is made to his brother Gad 
Wyeth. 

On 15 Sept. 1806, he was at AVoodstock, Vermont, on business. Mrs. Cutter 
was his only sister then living. He left Pennsylvania about 21 Aug. previous. 
He had heard of the death of his grandmother, Mrs. Anna AA^inship, which oc- 
curred on 2 Feb. 1806, at the age of 101. He was at Harrisburg about the 2.5th 
of July. In regard to family matters his daughter Susanna had had four chil- 
dren (boys), his son Elisha one child (girl), his daughter Harriet one child 
(boy), his son Joshua was not yet married. The father had given the last- 
named son fifty acres of land. His son George was free on 6 Oct. 1806. . 

AVe find Joshua at Cincinnati, Ohio, on 19 Sept. 1813. He acknowledges the 
receipt of a letter from his sister, dated 17 Aug. previous, in which he was in- 
formed of '' the lightning" that struck her dwelling, but killed no one. He had 
huilt a house at Nanticook, Penn., before he left the place. Sickness drove him 
to Cincinnati. He had built him a convenient house there on Main Street, about 
lialf a mile from his first one. Ohio, he says, is a pleasant country, where he 
was contented, and v.'hcre he expects after a short time to get all his family. 
'One of them with his -w ife had come a few days before, and had bought a good 
farm about thirty- Hvl' nulcs distant. This member had sent letters to those 
left behind in Susquehanna, to come on, as he had looked out for them, as de- 
sired, and thought not to take his wife back. The father had a good run of 
work, and "cash for it as fast as he could work " Provisions, grain, money and 
Avork were very plenty in the country. As to family matters, his son Francis 
was a " pretty good smith " ; a son Harry was " coming on " ; his daughter 
Fanny was twelve years old ; Ann, five and a half; AVilliam, two and a fourth ;. 
another child, three months. 

Again we hear of him from the " City of Cincinnati," 16 Apr. 1827, by a letter 
carried by Mr. Frothingham. He was contented with his present surround- 



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333 



ings ; as much so there, as in all his " rovings on this globe." His family were 
agreeable, and provisions cheap as heart could wish. The past summer he had 
buQt another house (Mr. Frothingham would give information of the particu- 
lars) . He followed the market and trafficked in produce. Thelast winter he had 
made 6569 lbs. of sausages for sale. He at present traded in crockery- ware and 
et ccteras. People said he was a thrifty man. He stated, " You must know 
this has got to be a great city, full of every good thing but good men and wo- 
men." His family consisted of five children by a second wife — viz. : Anna, 18 
years; William, 16; Nelson, 12; Adeline, 10 ; "Amanda, 8. With his pension 
and earnings he lived very comfortably. He asked for news of brothers Eben- 
ezer. Gad, Jacob and their families. 

In a letter dated Cincinnati, 9 Sept. 1827, he says, "My children of the first 
crop have gone from me, from Dan to Beersheba." He knew nothing of them, 
excepting that George, Polly, Francis and Henry resided near the Susquehanna 
lliver in Pennsylvania, where he had formerly lived. His daughter Susanna 
had died about a year before near Lebanon, Ohio, and he thinks left nine chil- 
dren " to mourn her absence." Elisha and Joshua, his sons, now lived in Indi- 
ana, about forty miles from him. Where the rest were, he did not know. By 
the wife now living with him he has had six children (one then deceased) . 
William, the eldest, lived with the son Joshua. Three girls and one boy were 
living at home. He had finished a snug, small house. The country was. " to sum 
it in one word," in his opinion superior " to the land of Canaan of old, spoken 
of in Moses's law ! " 

Grapes, peaches, apples, pears, plums and vegetables grew in abundance, and 
good pork, beef, veal, the best of mutton, and fish, both salt and fresh, were 
plenty. Pork and roasting beef were from one and a half to four cents per pound. 
He had more of these than he could sell. Good bacon was sold at any price to 
save the seller and make a little. His lot and house cost him about $1000. 
The canal from Cincinnati to Lake Erie was expected to be finished by the next 
summer • It was nearlv done in and about Cincinnati already. About three 
years before he was at Buffalo and Niagara Falls. Flour was from $1 to $1.50 
a hundred. Corn meal from twelve cents to twenty- five cents a bushel. He 
wished to be remembered to Mr. Frothingham. 

In 18 12 Joshua's children Elisha, Joshua and Francis Avere of Terrehaute, 
Ind. ; George, of Manchester, Morgan Co., 111. ; Henry, of Spring ToAvnship, 
Crawford Co., Penn. ; Eliza was wife of Peter King, of :Martinsville, Morgan 
Co., Ind. ; Hannah and Polly, unknown ; Fanny, of Springfield, Ohio ; William, 
of Cincinnati ; Nelson, of Terrehaute, Ind. ; Adeline and Amanda, of Cincin- 
nati ; Susanna, Prentice and Nancy had been dead for some years ; and others 
believed to be dead. The brothers could not tell the precise mimber of their 
father's children at the date above given. 

(i) Jacob, s. of Ebenezer (I), living at Cambridge in 1842, was proprietor of 
the iamous Fresh Pond Hotel, and father of the celebrated Rocky Mountain 
pioneer, Nathaniel Jarvis Wyeth, who was one of the most active and energetic 
men ever born in Cambridge. — See Paige, 705. 

(6) Gad, s. of Ebenezer (1), living at McLean, Licking Co., Ohio, in 1842. 
He was located at AVendell. Mass., before 8 Sept. 1820. A letter to his sister 
Anna Cutter, dated at Wendell, 19 June, 1825, and mailed from New Salem, 
the adjoining town, contains some family particulars. His youngest son was 
David. Four of his children were living away from him in a section (name 
not given) where a revival of religion was in progress, and two of them (sons) 
had become converts. His only daughter went three hundred miles from him 
that winter, married Silas Stiles, Esq , and lived near Sackett's Harbor. He 
had about twenty head of cattle, two horses and many sheep. The stage ran 
three times a week by his house, and he was one of the proprietors. He men- 
tioned brotliers Ebenezer, Joshua, John and, Jacob, the widow of Jonas, Aunt 
Weston, Mr. James Francis, his two sons Nathan and David, and a grand- 
daughter Nancy. 

(7) John, s.of Ebenezer (1) (Postmaster of Harrisburg, 1801), living at 77 
Wood St., Philadelphia, Penn., in 1842. 

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334 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

WYMAN, Seth, aclm. Pet. ch. aud bap. (ost. 30) 28 Apr. 1745; 
[son of Seth Wyman of Wobiirn, the Ensign distinguished in Love- 
well's Plight, 1725; see Sewall's Hist. Woh.,^. 207, 208, &c.] He 
was born 5 Nov. 1715, and m. Ruth Wright, 4 June, 1744, at Woburn. 
See Wyman 's Chas. Had s. Seth, b. 26 Mar., bap. 5 May, 1745. 
Ruth, wife of Seth the father, was adm. Pet. ch. 1 Sept. 1745. He 
d. 19 Nov. 1749, and his wid. Ruth had dan. Ridh, b. 8, bap. 21 Jan. 
1750. See Wyman's Chas., 1057, further. 

2. Seth, s. of Hezekiah (see 4), d. 11 Apr. 1825, a. 75. Seth 
Wyman was Pet. eommitteeman, 1786-90; chosen Pet. treas., 1786, 
but excused; Pet. assessor, 1786-90, '94. Ruth, relict of Seth, 
buried 1 June, 1842, a. 8-. She was Ruth Belknap. See Wyman's 
Chwhstown, 1057. 

3. Jabez, of Woburn, m. Lydia Winship 13 Jan. 1767. Had 
dau., stillborn, 22 Dec. 1767. He was s. of Jabez Wyman, of AVo- 
burn, and was bap. in Woburn Second Pet. (now Burlington), 26 
Dec. 1736. (See Bond's M^at, 976). The Rev. John Marrett, minis- 
ter of Woburn Second Pet., in a letter to Rev. Isaiah Dunster, dated 
28 July, 1775, states Jabez Wyman "used to work for Mr. Cooke;" 
which fact is borne out in a deed in the handwriting of the Rev. 
Samuel Cooke, where Jabez Wyman of Camb., " laborer," and wife 
Lydia in her right, sell to Ammi Cutter, miller, on 23 Mai'. 1773, 
three acres in Cambridge, bounded northeast on a road leading to part 
of Lexington. Jabez Wyman and his brother-in-law Jason Winship 
were both killed by the British in Cooper's Tavern, in Menotomy, on 
19 Apr. 1775, the site where the Arlington House now stands. The 
troops fired more than a hundred bullets into the house on the after- 
noon of that day ; then a number of them entered and slew the two 
men named above, stabbing them through in many places, breaking 
their skulls, scattering their brains, &c. — Benjamin and Rachel Cooper's 
Deposition. 

4. Hezekiah, of Weston, nephew of Seth (1), bro. of Seth (2), 
m. Abigail Frost 31 May, 1770. Hezekiah — "of Woburn, by con- 
sent of the church there, in his bed, a few days before his death " — 
bap., per records of this Pet., 28 June, 1779; father of Hezekiah (4). 
See Wyman's Chas., 1 057. His son Samuel Frost, m. Polly Palmer 
10 Nov. 1796 (Mary Wyman d. 4 Oct. 1863, a. 85) : a son Hezehah, 
d. here 13 Oct. 1803, a. 30 (g. s.). Samuel Frost, the son, o. c. 
here 20 Aug. 1797, and had Jiar?/, bap. 3 Sept. 1797, m. John Hop- 
kins, of Wilmington, 2 Dec. 1819; Samuel, bap. 19 Oct. 1800; Arm 
Elizabeth, bap. 24 Mar. 1805, m. Ellis Gray Blake, 15 Nov. 1821; 
Susanna Palmer, bap. 27 Sept. 1807, d. 6 Oct. 1809, a. 2; Ahner Pal- 
mer, bap. 27 May, 1810; John Palmer,h&^. 17 Sept. 1815. Samuel F. 
— blacksmith — d. 10 Aug. 1825, a. 53. Samuel, s. of Samuel F., 
d. 24 Dee. 1835, and Humphrey, s. of late Samuel, d. 15 Sept. 1836, 
a. 22 mos. Mrs. Susan, wid. of this last Samuel, m. Joseph B. IMott 
27 Jan. 1841. See Bond's Watertoun, p. 671. 

5. Daniel, of Woburn, m. Lucy Gardner, of Charlestown, 25 Jan. 
1776. Had Daniel, b. — Nov. 1776. Lucy, w. of Daniel, set. — , 



GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 335 

dau. of Henry Gardner, deceased, was bap. and adm. to the Pet. ch. 
30 Mar. 1777, and Daniel, son of said Daniel and Lucy, was bap. 
here 13 Apr. 1777. Daniel had also a dau. Lucy, b. 16, bap. 27 
June, 1779. See Book of the Lockes, 153.^ 

G. Luke, s. of Daniel (5), m. (he, of Woburn) Ruth Wyman of 
Charlestown 12 Apr. 1807. Dau. of Seth (2) — see Wyman's C/ias., 
1057. Both were adm. Pet. eh. 13 May, 1821. He had Licke, ait. 9; 
Seth, aet. 7; Ruthy, a^t. 5; Lucy, ajt. 3; Sarah, xt. 1, all bap. 24 June, 
1821; his w. Ruth, adult, was bap. at this ch. 13 May, 1821; had 
also James, bap. 17 Aug. 1823. Luke, and Ruth his wife, were 
dism. to the 1st eh. in Woburn 28 June, 1828. [He was ehosen a 
deaeon of Woburn 1st ch. 25 Jan. 1841, and resigned 12 Dec. 1842. 
Deacon of Orth. Cong. Ch. W. Camb., elected 1842. He d. 18 Aug. 
187,0, a. 88.] 

7. Joseph Belknap, s. of Seth (2), adult, was bap. and o. c. Pet. 
ch. 27 Nov. 1803, and d. 5 June, 1816, a. 40. Lucy, wid. of Joseph 
B., was dism. from this ch. "to Woburn," in June, 1829. She was 
adm. Pet. ch. 2 Oct. 1803. He had Lucy (a?t. 2). bap. here 27 Nov. 
1803, d. 7 Nov. 1805, a. 4; Adeline, infant dau., bap. 27 Nov. 1803, 
d. 24 Nov. 1805, a. 2; Joseph, bap. 25 Aug. 1805; Lucy, bap. 30 
Aug. 1807, d. 24 Feb. 1811, a. 4; Seth, bap. 26 Mar. 1809; Eunice 
Perkins, bap. 17 Nov. 1811; Hannah, bap. 10 Apr. 1814; Jason 
Belknap, hap. 27 Apr. 1817. Lucy, wid. of Joseph B., d. — Feb. 
1841, a. 67. See Wyman's Chas., 1058. 

8. Samuel, d. 4 Jan. 1816, a. 25. Harriet, wid. of Samuel, 
was adm. Pet. ch. and bap. 18 Feb. 1816. He had Han-iet, aet. 4, 
and Samuel, aet. 2, bap. 18 Feb. 1816. 

9. Mrs. Rebecca, d. 7 May, 1788, a. 79. Jenny, and Asa Ri- 
chardson, of Woburn, m. 11 Feb. 1779. Mary, m. Amos Winship 
29 Oct. 1782. Sarah, of Woburn, m. Solomon Cutter 30 June, 1793 
— Cutter (par. 29). Sally, of Charlestown, m. Amos Childs 21 
Mar. 1805. Dau. of Seth (2). Eliza, of Chas. this district, m. So- 
lomon Childs 3 Apr. 1806. Dau. (?)of Seth (2). Lucinua, and 
Josiah Smith, Jr., of Lexington, m. 21 May, 1818. William, of 
Woburn, m. Martha Symmes, of W. Camb., 16 Apr. 1828. He was 
s. of Daniel (5). See Book of the Lockes, p. 153. 

YATES, Harriet, d. 27 Sept. 1817, a. 29. Lydia, m. Dr. Timo- 
thy Wellington 1 Apr. 1819. Charlotte, m. Abraham Grant, of 
Camb., 30 June, 1824. Francis, Esq., d. 9 Apr. 1826, a. 75. 

1 "1784 [epitaph 1785] Dec. 25. Daniel Wyman's wife died; 27th, buried."— 
Diary of Samuel Thompson, Esq., Woburn. Gravestone "Woburn 1st Burying 
Ground. Daniel Wyman d. 18 Dee. 1831, a. 80 ; and Hannah Wright, wile of 
Daniel Wyman, d. 8 Feb. 1841, a. 79 (gravestones Woburn 2d B. G.j. 



SOLDIERS 
IN THE WAR OF THE REBELLION, 

1861-1865. 



SOLDIERS IN THE WAR OF 18G1-18G5. 

Massachusetts Volunteers. Residence West Cambridge, 
OR credited to that place. 

Prepared from the Record published bij the Adjutant-General. 

Abbreviations used: Abs. absent— art. artillery— batt'n battalion— cav. cavalry— 
d. died— des. deserted— dis. discharged- disa. disability- df. dropped— exp. expiration— 
inf. infantry— prom, promoted— receiv. receiving— recr. recruit— re-enl. or re enlis. re-en- 
listed— reg. regiment— rej. rejected— squad, squadron— super, supernumerary— tr. or trans, 
transferred— unas'd unassigned— w'ds wounds. 





First Regiment Infantry. 


(Three Years.) 




Name. 


Co. 


Age. 


Term of service. 


1 


Charles Carroll 


I 


18 


Jan. 16, '62 ; des. June 29, '62. 


2 


William Hobill 


I 


18 


Jan. 10, '62 ; des. Aug. 24, '62. 


3 


Arthur B. Moulton 


I 


31 


Jan. 11, '62 ; trans, to 11th Inf. 


4 


John Brown xmassigned 


recruit 


25 


Dec. 9, '62. [May 20, '64. 


6 


Thomas Brown " 


" 


21 


Dec. 9, '62. 


6 


William Collins 


<• 


'22 


Dec. 9, '62. 


7 


John Cummings " 


•' 


25 


Dec. 9, '62. 


8 


George Davis " 


" 


24 


Dec. 9, '62. 


9 


Charles Hegert " 


" 


35 


Dec. 9, '62. 


10 


Charles Hughes 


" 


25 


Dec. 9, '62. 


11 


Richard James " 


" 


24 


Dec. 9, '62. 


12 


Patrick Lufkin " 


" 


21 


Dec. 6, '62. 


13 


James Lyons " 


«' 


26 


Dec. 9, 62. 


14 


John Mack 


" 


26 


Dec. 9, '62. 


15 


Francis Marr " 


" 


22 


Dec. 9, '62. 


16 


William Moore " 


" 


21 


Dec. 9, '62, 


17 


George Mulligan " 


" 


21 


Dec. 9, '62. 


18 


John :Murphy " 


" 


23 


Dec. 9, '62, 


19 


Christopher Parker •' 


" 


24 


Dec. 6, '62. 


20 


John Paul 


" 


21 


Dec. 6, '62. 


21 


George Ray " 


" 


25 


Dec. 9, '62, 


22 


James Smith " 


" 


22 


Dec. 11, '62. 


23 


John Smith " 


« 


22 


Dec. 9, '62. 


24 


William Smith " 


«' 


26 


Dec. 9, '62. 


25 


Henry Smithson " 


" 


23 


Dec. 9, '62. 


26 


Henry Stone " 


<< 


22 


Dec. 10, '62. 


27 


Frank Turner " 


" 


22 


Aug. 4, '62. 


28 


John Warren " 


" 


23 


Dec. 9, '62. 


29 


Daniel Williams " 


" 


22 


Dec. 13, '62. 




Second Regiment Infantry. 


(Three Years.) 




Name, 


Co. 


Age. 


Term of service. 


30 


John McNulty 


H 


33 


April 2, '64, to July 14, '65. 


31 


Charles Adams unassigned 


recruit 


25 


Aug. 15, '64 ; never joined reg. 


32 


John Reno " 


" 


30 


Aug. 15, '64; " " " 



340 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

Third Regiment lufautry. (Three Months.) 

Name. Co. Age. Term of service. 

33 Samuel IL Libbey C 21 April 23, 'Gl, to July 22, 'Gl. 

Fourth Regiment Infantry. (Three Months.) 





Name. Co. Age. Term of service. 


34 


Lemuel Chisholm F 20 April 22, '61, to July 22, '61. 




Fifth Regiment Infantry.' (Three Months.) 




Name. Co. Age. Term of service. 


35 


William H. Pattee, 3d lieut. E 28 May 1, '61, to July 31, '61. 


36 


James A, Bailey, sergt. E 24 Mav 1, '61, to July 31, '61. 


37 


William H. Lawrence, sergt. E 26 { ^''^i:^!^^"'''^ ''' '''' ""''' 


38 


AVilliam B. F. Emerson E 24 May 1, '61, to July 31, '61. 


39 


Alfred M. Thorpe E 28 May 1, '61, to July 31, '61. 




Fifth Regiment Infantry. (Nine Months.) 




Name. Co. Age. Term of service. 


40 


John P. Gay II 23 Sept. 16, '62, to July 2, '63. 




Sixth Regiment Infantry. (Nine Months.) 




Name. Co. Age. Term of service. 


41 


Henry M. Farnsworth B 21 Aug. 31, '62, to June 3, '63. 


42 


George F. Patch B 20 Aug. 31, '62, to June 3, '63. 


43 


William F. Patch B 21 Aug. 31, '62, to June 3, '63. 



Sixth Regiment Infantry. (One Hundred Days.) 

Name. Co. Age. Term of .service. 

44 Oliver Wilson A 34 July 15, '64, to Oct. 27, '64. 

45 Eugene Wilworth A 20 July 16, '64, to Oct. 27, '64. 

Ninth Regiment Infantry. (Three Years.) 

Name. Co. Age. Term of service. 

46 Joseph Mullen uuas'd recruit 18 Dec. 24, '63 ; rejected Dec. 28, '63. 

Eleventh Regiment Infantry. (Three Years.) 

Name. Co. Age. Term of service. 

47 Edward Lennon E 21 Aug. 12, '61, to Aug. 29, '64. 

Twelfth Regiment Infantry. (Three Years.) 

Name. Co. Age. Term of service. 

48 James Shaw A 25 June 26, '61 ; deserted Aug. 24, '62. 

1 Daniel Bennem, referred to on page 157 as one of the citizens connected with the Fifth 
Regiment, was probably the Daniel Benham, age 26, Co. E, credited to Medford; discharg- 
ed June 29, '01, disability. 



SOLDIERS IN WAR OF THE REBELLIOxV 



341 



Tliii-teenth Regiment Infantry 

Co. Age. 
C 20 



Name. 
Samuel D. Thurston 



James B. Dunn 

Edmund G. Eastman 
Ephraun T. ^Yhittemore 



(Three Years.) 
Term of service. 
Aug. 11, '62, to Aug.l, '64. 
July 25, '61 ; died April 12, '62, at 

Williamsport, Md. 
Aug. 1 1, '62 ; dis. Jan. 13, '63, disa. 
Aug. 11, '62, to Aug. 1, '64. 



Fifteenth Keginieut Infantry. (Three Years.) 

Name. Co Age. Term of service. 

53 Isaac P. Coning C 24 Aug. 12, '62 ; dis. Mar. 17, '63, disa. 



Sixteenth Regiment Infantry. (Three Years.) 



Name. 

54 Michael Campbell 
47* Edward Leunon 

55 John J. Hagan 

56 Thomas O'Leary 



Co. 
C 


Age. 
35 


D 


21 


F 
F 


17 
31 



Term of service. 
July 2, '61 ; deserted May 12, '64. 
Aug. 30, '61 ; trans, to 11th Inf. 

Jidv 11, '64. 
July 12, '61 ; dis. June 26, '63, disa. 
Julv 12, '61, to July 27, '64. 



Seventeenth Regiment Infantry. (Three Years.) 

Name. Co. Age. Term of service 

57 Algernon S. Nichols, hos. stew. 18 



57* Algernon S. Nichols 



Mai-ch 4, '6o, to July 11, 'Go. 

Dec. 26, '63 ; hos. stew. Mar. 4, '65. 



64 



Nineteenth Regiment Infantry. (Three Years.) 



Name. 
William Lynch 
Thomas J. Keough 
John Pavne 



Co. 
D 
G 
G 



James Clark unas'd recruit 
Daniel W. Folger " 
Norman Johnson " " 

Seth M. Staples " 



Age. Term of service. 

30 July 26, '61, to Aug. 28, '64. 
19 Jan. 9, '65, to July 14, '65. 
40 Jan. 9, '65, to June 30, '65. 
07 C April 19, '64 ; sent bv mistake to 

' I 28th Inf. April 24, '64. 

25 Apr. 18, '64 ; trans. June '64, to navy. 
o„ ( April 22, '64 ; died April 23, '64, at 

\ Gallop's Island, B. H. 

18 AprU 4, '64 ; dis. Apr. 21, '64, disa. 



Twentieth Regiment Infantry. (Three Years.) 

Name. Co. Age. Term of service. 

65 John Delvin F 42 July 26, '62, to October, '64. 

66 Charles E.Humphrey, Corp. K 34 Sept. 4, '61 ; dis. May 6, '63, disa. 



Twenty-Second Regiment Infantry. (Three Years.) 

Term of service. 
Sept. 5, '61 ; dr. from rolls Oct. 8, '61. 
Sept.5, '61, to Oct. 17,'64 ; abs. sick. 
Sept. 17,'61 ; dr. from rolls Oct.8,'61 
Aug. 10, '61 ; dis. Oct. 7, '62, disa. 
Sept. 16, '61 ; dis. Nov. 1, '62, disa. 





Name. 


Co. 


Age. 


67 


William S. Payne 


B 


45 


68 


Elisha Sargent 


B 


28 


69 


Alfred Thorpi 


B 


28 


70 


Alyah Cotton 


F2 


24 


67* 


William S. Payne 


K 


46 



1 Eugene H. Freeman, on the Potomac about June 1, 1864, saw among the soldiers, 
" Thorpe," who used to work at the saw-factory. He had been In the navy, and his family 
lived in Philadelphia. He had enlisted again, and then belonged to the lS7th Pennsyl- 
vania. — Letters from Two Brothers, p. 118. 

a Edwin Clark, age 20, Co. F, 22d Keg. Inf., credited to Charlestown, died June 20, '62, 
at West Cambridge. 



342 



HISTORY OF AIILINGTON. 



Twoiity-Third Regiment Infantry. ('I'laeL' Ytars.) 



Niuue. (.'(). Age. 

Edward V. Cowiiij;, 2(1 lleut. 3:5 



'rcrrn of servici-. 
' '2, '()■"), to June 25, '65, cxp. of 
.scTvifO, as scTf^'t. 

Twenty-Fourth Regiment Inraulry. (riuee Years. ) 



Name. Co. Age. 

72 Philip T. Greeley I) 27 

73 Charles J. Moore, corp. I'i 19 

74 Charles J. Moore, eorp. E 21 

la William A. Whitteniore, Corp. E 24 

76 William A. Whittemore E 22 



Term of service. 
Au^. 1(), •()2; ro-enlisted,Ian. l,'()l, 
Dec. 9, '61 ; re- enlisted Jan. 'A, '64. 
Jan. 4, '64; died April 11, '64, at 

Wushiuft'tou, 1). C. 
Jan.4,'64; tr.May 10, '('4, to Y. K.C. 
May 10, '62 ; re-enlisted Jan. :!, '64. 



'wenly-Eiglitli Regiment Infantry 

Co. Age. 

B 38 

C 20 

C 39 

C 18 

E 18 



Niiuic. 
George Harper 
Dennis O'Mahoncy, corp 
John Noonan 
Dennis O'Mahoney 
James Carrigan 



82 Charles Marchant 



Calvin Fisher una: 
George Ti. Fisher ' 
Edward Mel-hieunu ' 
Patrick McMullen ' 



(Three Years.) 
Term of service. 

April 4, '64, to June 19, '65. 

March 9, '(M, to June 30. '65. 

Aug. 26, '64, to June 30, '65. 

Jan. 20, '62 ; re- enlisted Mar. 9, 

Dec. 13, '61 ; deserted Sept. 20, 
( April 8, '64 ; died Aug. 29, '61 
( Andersonville, Ga. 

April 5, '64 ; rejected April 21, 

April 5, '64; tr. May 17, '61, ton; 

April 8, '64. 

April 27, '64. 



Thirty-Nintli Regiment Infantry. (Three Years.) 

Name. Co. Age. Teriii of service. 

Horace Barney G 23 Aug. 1, '62 ; deserted August, 

Charles Danbenmayer G 20 Sept. 2, '62. 

George C. Hatch G 19 Sept. 2, 62, to June 2, '65. 

Forty-Second Regiment Infantry. (Nine M()nths.) 

Term of service. 
Sept. 20, '62, to Aug. 20, '63. 



Name. 

90 Major Bacon 

91 Edward Boardman 

92 John Burns 

93 Thomas Burns 

94 William Burke 
96 George T. Clinton 

96 Dennis Dailey 

97 John Drury 

98 Peter Durnam 

99 Fitzallen Gourley 

100 James Johnson 

101 Frank McConlow 

102 John O'Hnrran 

103 George Powers 

104 Jeremiah S. llusscll 
106 Cornelius Ryan 

106 Daniel J. Sullivan 

107 liaban Thaxter 

108 Nathaniel White 



Co. 


Age. 


1) 


18 


D 


31 


D 


35 


D 


21 


D 


23 


D 


26 


D 


26 


D 


23 


D 


21 


D 


20 


D 


44 


D 


18 


D 


22 


D 


23 


D 


19 


D 


23 


D 


19 


D 


18 


D 


43 



Sept. 20, '62, to Aug. 20, '63. 

Oct. 1,'62, to Aug. 20, '63. 

Sept. 20, '62, to Aug. 20, '63. 

Sept. 20, '62, to Aug. 20, '6:*. 

Sept. 20, '62, to Aug. 20, '63. 
f Sept. 20, '62 ; died Aug. 1, '(i3, 
\ llemstead, Texas. 

Sept. 20, '62, to Aug. 20, '63. 

Sept. 20, '62. to Aug. 20, '63. 

Sept. 20, '62, to Aug. 20, '63. 
f Sept. 20, '62 ; deserted Nov. 20, ' 
( at llcadville, Mass. 

Sept. 20, '62, to Aug. 20, '63. 
f Sept. 20, '02 ; arrested by civil i 
\ thoritv. Oct. 18, '62." 

Sept. 20, '62, to Aug. 20, '63, 

Sept. 20, '62, to Aug. 20, '63. 

Sept. 20, '62, to Aug. 20, '63. 

Sept. 20, '62, to Aug. 20, '63. 

Sept. 20, '62, to Aug. 20, '63. 

Sept. 20, '62, to Aug. 20, '63. 



SOLDIERS IN WAR OP THE REBELLION. 343 

Forty-Second Regiment Infantry. (One Hundred Days.) 

Nuiiio. Co. Age. Torin of service. 

1 09 James K. lUackstone I) 18 July 20, '6^, to Nov. 11, '04. 

1 10 Georfifc l{urf;;ess D 26 Jxdv 20. '64, to Nov. 11, '64. 

111 Albert W.Cotton 1) 3(5 July 20, '64, to Nov. 11, '64. 

112 John Davis I) 38 July 20, '64, to Nov. 11, '64. 

113 IVter Durnam D 32 July 20, '64, to Nov. 11, '64. 

114 Frank Marden D 21 July 20, '64, to Nov. 11, '64. 

115 Edward W. Taylor K 19 July 18, '64, to Nov. 11, '64. 

Forty-Third Regiment Infantry. (Nine Months.) 

Niinic. Co. Age. Term of service. 

116 John (ieier I 3o Sept. 21, '62, to July 30, '03. 

Forty-Fourth Regiment Infantry. (Nine Months.) 

Name. Co. Age. Term of service. 

117 James F. Clark, sergt. A 36 Sept. 12. '62, to June 18, '63. 

1 18 J. Willard llussell, corp. A 28 Sept. 12, '62, to June 18, '63. 

119 William II. (ireen A 24 Sept. 12, '62, to June 18, '63. 

120 Charles A. Grover A 21 Sept. 12, '62, to June 18, '63. 

121 James I>. Noves A 30 Sept. 12, '62, to June 18, '63. 

122 AVilliam F. I'eel A 21 Sept. 12, '02, to June 18, '63. 

123 John E. Tukev A 24 Sept. 12, '62, to June 18, '63. 

124 Geor;^e W. Da'nforth C 21 Sept. 12, '62, to June IH, '63. 
12.5 William F. Iladley C 27 Sept. 12, '62, to June 18, '63. 

126 Iloraee K. Hill " C 35 Sept. 12. '62, to June 18, '63. 

127 Jason M. Patten C 23 Sept. 12, '62, to June 18, '63. 

128 Georsre W. Springer C 18 Oct. 8, '62, to June 18, '63. 

129 James A. Blanehard D 10 Sept. 12, '62 ; dis. Mar. 9, '63. disa. 

130 William E. (iibbs D 26 Sept. 12, 'o2, to June 18, '63. 

Forty-Fifth Regiment Infantry. (Nine Months.) 

Name. Co. Age. Term of service. 

131 William W. Tobcv C 19 Sept. 26, '62, to July 7, '63. 
i;!2 Edward T. Russell, corp. I 36 Oct. 7, '62, to July 7, '63. 

133 Harvey Eacon I 32 Oct. 17, '62, to July 7, '63. 

134 Frank"Erooks I 23 Oct. 13, '62 ; dis. Mar. 2, '63, disa. 
\:ir> lleubcn Frost I 36 Oct. 7, '62, to July 7, '63. 

1 36 Amos W. Hill I 22 Oct. 7. '62, to July 7, '63. 

137 James McDonald I 21 Oct. 7, '62, to JulV 7, '63. 



138 James Murphy 



Oct. 7, '62; killed Dee. 14, '62. at 
Kinston, N. C. 



139 Henry W. Whittemorc I 40 Oct. 7. '62, to July 7, *63. 

140 George W. Martin K 23 Oct. 7, 'o2, to July 7, '63. 

Forty-Seventh Regiment Infantry. (Nine Months.) 

Xaine. Co. Age. 'i'erm of service. 

141 Jackson II. Libby A 29 Sept. 19. '62, to Sept. 1, '63. 

142 Robert II. Mitchell F 22 Oct. 9, '62, to Sept. 1, '63. 

Fifty-Sixth Regiment Infantry. (Three Years.) 

N.aiiip. Co. Age. Term of service. 

143 Samuel W. Ward E 39 March 1, '64. to July 12, '65. 

,., Ty . ■ ^ V ■ p 9"? (Dec. 28, '03; killed July 30, '64, at 

144 Fatnck Kerrigan C 23 J Petersburg, Va. 

145 James Boylen, corp. K 21 Feb. 25, '04, to July 12, '65. 



344 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

Fifty-Seventh Regiment Infantry. (Three Years.) 

Name. Co. Age. Term of service. 

146 Andrew Callau, corp.i B 41 Jan. 5, '64, to July 30, 'G5. 

147 Charles A. Sargent, sergt.i H 21 March 12, '64, to July 30, '65. 

Fifty-Eiglith Regiment Infantry. (Three Years.) 

Name. Co. Age. Term of service. 

,.8Wmia„.G.CusM„g H 43 { ^''^'.'itU/li'epSir'^' ''' 

Fifty-Nintli Regiment Infantry. (Three Years.) 

Name. Co. Age. Term of service. 

146*Andrew Callan B 41 Jan.5,'64 ; tr. June 1, '6-5, to57thInf. 

149 Arthur Boyer F 27 Feb. 20, '64 ; deserted Feb. 26, '65, 
, .-.^/-.i T A c 4. <. TT nn (March 12, '64; trans. June 1, '65, 
147*Charles A. Sargent, sergt. II 21 ? to 57th Inf. 

Sixtieth Regiment Infantry. (One Hundred Days.) 

Name. Co. Age. Term of service. 

150 Charles Cunningham G 21 July 19, '64, to Nov. 30, '64. 

Sixty First Regiment Infantry. (One Year.) 

Name. Co. Age. Term of service. 

151 Charles K.Drury, sergt. maj. 21 Aug. 26, '64. to June 4, '65, 

152 John H. Grant A 22 Aug. 17, '64, to June 4, '65, 
151*Charles K. Drury, sergt. B 21 Aug. 26, '64 ; sergt. maj. May 13, '65. 

First Company Sharpshooters. (Three Years.) 

Name. Age. Term of service. 

153 Ammi Hall 28 Sept. 2, '61 ; dis. Sept. 26, '62, disa. 

First Light Battery. (Three Months.) 

Name. Age. Term of service. 

154 Josiah Porter, lat lieut. 38 May 18, '61, to Aug. 2, '61, 

First Battery Light Artillery.^ (Three Years.) 

Name. Age. Term of service. 

155 James W. Kenney, sergt. 25 Aug. 28, '61, to Aug. 29, '64. 

156 Daniel Benham, corp. 27 Aug. 28, '61 ; re-enl. Dec. 23, '63, 

157 Daniel Benham, corp. 29 Dec. 24, '63; tr. 9th bat. Mar. 12, '65. 
168 John \V. Carroll 18 Aug. 29. '64; 

159 WUlard Chaffin 2*5 Dec. 24, '63; 

160 Jeremiah Clancy 2o Aug. 15, '64 ; " " 

161 Chester S.Ellis 22 Dec. 24, '63; 

162 John Gardner 18 Aug. 29, '64 ; 

163 John Kelly 35 Aug. 28, '61 ; re-enl. Dec. 23, '63. 

164 John Kelly 37 Dec. 24, '63 ; tr. 9th bat. Mar. 12, '65. 

165 Alonzo F.Sackett 30 Dec. 24, '63; " " 

166 Charles Schwamb 18 Aug. 29, '64; " " 

167 James Smith 19 Aug. 2, '62. 

168 Joseph Yeats 24 Aug. 28, '61 ; dis. Jan. 19, '63, disa. 

1 See Fifty-Nintli Regiment Infautry. 

2 Warren H. Freeriiaii, in April, 1802, saw Ciipt. Porter's (First) Battery, at Manassas, 
Va., and several of tlie niembeis from West Oanibritlge. The battery vv-as encamped for a 
long time near West Camb., and tlie commander was a son of the somen liat noted liotel- 
keeper in the vicinity.— Z,e<<ers from Two Brothers, pp. 22, 23; also see same, pp. 72, 73, 
for further meutiou. 



Age. 




Term of service. 




29 


Dec. 24, 


'63, to Apr. 26, 


'65, super. 


18 


Aug. 29, 


'64, to June 6, 


'65. 


26 


Dec. 2-t, 


'63, to June 6, ' 


'65. 


35 


Aug. 15, 


'64, to June 3C 


1, '65. 


22 


Dec. 24, 


'63, to June 6, 


'Qo. 


18 


Aug. 29, 


'64, to June 6, 


'65. 


37 


Dec. 24, 


'63, to June 6, 


'65. 


30 


Dec. 24, 


'63, to June 6, 


'65. 


18 


Aug. 29, 


'64, to June 6, 


■65. 



SOLDIERS IN WAR OF THE REBELLION. 345 

Sixth Battery Light Artillery. (Three Years.) 

Name. Age. Term of service. 

169 Henry Ford 37 July 15, '62 ; re-enlis. Jan. 5, '64. 

Ninth Battery Light Artillery. (Three Years.) 

Name. 
157*Daniel Bcnham, corp. 
158*John W. CarroU 
159*Wmard Charting 
160* Jeremiah Clancy 
161*Chester S.Ellis 
162*John Gardner 
164* John Kcllv 
165*Alonzo F.' Sackett 
166*Charles Schwamb 

Twelfth Battery Light Aitillery. (Three Years ) 

Name. Age. Term of service. 

170 William Gallagher 18 April 2, '64, to July 25, '65. 

171 John Tierney 18 April 2, '64, to June 18, '65. 

Thirteenth Battery Light Ai-tUlery. (Tliree Years.) 

Name. Age. Term of service. 

1 72 William Smith 19 April 25, '64. 

Fourteenth Battery Light Artillery. (Three Years.) 

Name. Age. Term of service. 

173 Thomas MitcheU 21 \ ^^^^^J l^' '^^ ' '^'t^'^^- ^' ''^^' ^^ 

\ Andersonville, Ga. 

174 Michael Timney. 32 Feb. 27, '64, to June 15, '65. 

175 John Tynan 30 Feb. 27, '64 ; dis. Sept. 23, '64, disa. 

176 Moses J. Whittemore 27 Feb. 27, '64, to June 15, '65. 

First Regiment Hea>7 Artillery. (Three Years.) 

Name. Co. Age. Term of service. 

177 Elisha F. Sargent B 43 Dec. 3, '64, to Aug. 16, '65. 

178 William Hill, corp. K 18 {^"°buy PoLf vt'"" ''' '''' "' 

179 George A. Crane K 18 Aug. 9, '62, to July 8, '64. 

180 Henry J. Crosby K 20 Aug. 9, '62, to July 8, '64. 

Second Regiment Heayy Artillery. (Three Years.) 

Name. Co. Age. Term of service. 

181 Michael W. Coughlin C 19 Aug. 18, '64, to June 26, '65. 

182 William Coleman D 19 Aug. 15, '64, to June 26, '65. 

183 Joseph Foster D 22 Jan. 2, '64 ; deserted July 2, '65. 

184 Edmund Joyce D 20 Aug. 15, '64, to June 26, '65. 

185 Lewis Martin E 21 Aug. 18, '64, to June 26, '65. 

186 David H. Pierce E 20 Aug. 18, '64, to June 26. '65. 

187 Peter Johnson F 18 Aug. 23, '64, to June 26, '65. 



188 John Kelly F 42 



Aug. 19, '64; died Oct. 12, "64, at 
Newbern, N. C. 



189 Daniel Creamer G 24 Aug. 15, '64, to Sept. 3, '65. 

* Sec First Battery. ' Credited to Cambridge. 

31 



346 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

Third Begimeut Heayy Artillery. (Three Years.) 

Kame. Co. Age. Term of service. 

190 Otis K. Wilber M 21 Aug. 17, '64, to June 17, '65. 

First Battalion Heavy Ai-tillery, (Three Years.) 

Name. Co. Age. Term of service. 

191 George N. Ladd D 29 Aug. 9, '64 ; deserted Sept. 13, '64. 

192 Samuel Nason D 37 Aug. 9, '64, to Sept. 12, '65. 

193 Leander T. Gilceas E 18 Aug. 11, '64, to June 28, '65. 

First Begimeut of Cayalry. (Three Years.) 

Name. Co. Age. Term of service. 

194 Edward Meredith, band 32 Jan. 6, '62, to Aug. 16, '62. 

195 Matthew Rowe, corp. H 20 Dec. 25, '63, to June 26, '65, 

196 James Ferguson H 30 Dec. 17, '61 ; d. of w'ds Nov. 19,'63. 

197 Matthew Rowe H 18 Dec. 17, '61 ; re-enh Dec. 25, '63. 

198 Alfred M. Thorp H 27 Oct. 5, '61 ; deserted. 

199 Henry D. Trask, sergt. L 19 Sept. 23, '61 ; tr. to Co. L, 4th Cav. 

Second Begiment of Cavalry. (Three Years.) 

Name. Co. Age. Term of service. 

200 James Caldwell A 24 April 9, '64 ; deserted May 24, 64. 

201 George R. Rockwell A 21 April 9, '64 ; deserted May 24, '64. 

202 Henry McAllister, sergt. C 24 April 2, '64, to May 26, '65'. 

203 Ebenezer Lane I 23 Feb. 10, '63, to July 20, '65. 

204 Thomas O'Brien I 18 Aug. 26, '64, to June 17, '65. 

205 Walter E. Jaquith K 18 Dec. 21, '63 ; dis. Apr. 20, '64, disa. 

206 Charles Smith, unas'd recruit 30 Dec. 22, '63 ; rejected Dec. 24, '63. 

Third Begiment of Cavalry. (Three Years.) 

Name. Co. Age. Term of service. 

207 Robert Guild F 21 ^ ^P"i/' 'A^= "^H ^""^^ ^^' '^*' ^* 

(^ New Orleans, La. 

208 Kendall L. Flint, unas'd recr. 21 Apr. 4, '64, to Apr. 21, '64, rej. recr. 

Fourth Beginient of Cavalry. (Three Years.) 

Name. Co. Age. Term of service. 

199*Henry D. Trask, corp. L 19 Sept. 23, '61 ; re-enl. April 20, '64. 

209 Henry D. Trask L 21 April 21^ '64 ; prom. Nov. 29, '64. 

Fifth Begimeut of Cavalry. (Three Years.) 

Name. Co. Age. Term of service. 

2U Joh„ Dou,h,y A 27 \ "•'■ l^ilSL^"" *' '"'• " 

First Battalion Frontier Cavalry. (One Year.) 

Name. Co. Age. Term of service. 

212 George T. Litchfield B 19 Dec. 30, '64, to June 30, '65. 



SOLDIERS IN AVAR OF THE REBELLION. 



347 



Veteran Reserve Corps, 



Name. 

213 Joseph Dru^an 

214 Patrick FaUon 

215 Victor Victorine 



Age. 
27 
26 
28 



Term of service. 
Aug. 9, '64. 
Aug. 24, '64. 
Aug. 10, '64. 



United States Veteran Volunteers. (Hancock's Corps.) 



Name. 

216 Robert Jost 

217 Thomas U. Kenny 

218 William M. Payne 

219 Joshua P. Sawyer 



Age. Term of Service. 

33 March 20, '65 ; dis, March 20, '66. 

22 Dec. 12, '64 ; prom, sergt. 

22 Jan. 18, '65 ; dis. Jan. 16, '66. 

30 Dec. 12, '64; 1st sergt. 



From a Town Book, and not Mentioned in the Preceding 
List. 



Name. 

220 John S. Alanson 

221 Thomas Burns, recr. 

222 Michael Cannon " 

223 William Fox " 

224 John Higgins 

225 Hamus Hudson " 

226 George Jones 

227 Samuel H. Libbey^ 

228 Gotlieb Luthey 

229 Lawrence Lynch 

230 William McDermott 21 

[recr. 

231 Thomas McDool 

232 George W. Nesmith 

233 Talbot W. Nichols 

234 William Price 

235 Robert Sullivan, recr 

236 Nathaniel H. White 



Age. 


Co. 


31 


D 


21 




23 


H 


23 




19 


B 


18 


B 


21 


K 


38 


ij 


21 
r. 


H 


23 


KJ 


26 


I 


34 




18 


E 


•. 18 


C 


20 


I 



Term of service. 
2d Heavy Art. ; Aug. 22, '63, 
1st Inf.; Dec. 9, '62. 
1st Cav. ; Jan. 3, '65, to June 26, '65. 
1st Inf.; Dec. 9, '62. 
2d Inf. ; uncertain. 

11th Inf. ; Aug. 26, '64 ; des. Dec. 11, '64, 
1st Cav,; Dec, 29, '63, to June 26, '65. 
99th N. Y. Vols. (3 years) ; Dec. 31, '61. 
Hancock's Corps ; Dec. 27, '64. 
blacksmith, 1st Cav. (new batt'n) ; Dec. 5, 

'63, to June 26, '65. 
59th Inf.; April 21, '64; trans, to 57th Inf. 

June 1, '65, 
1st Heavy Art,, March 31, '64 ; dis. July 29, 

'65, disa. in Co. I, 
4th Heavy Art. ; Aug. 17, '64, to June 17, '65. 
Hancock's Corps ; Dec, 26, '64, 
61st Inf, ; Sept, 24, '64, to June 4, '65. 
1st Cav. ; March 30, '64, to June 29, '65, 
5th Inf. (9 mos,) ; Sept, 16, '62, to July 2, '63. 



See Third Regiment Massachusetts Infantry (Three Months). 



348 



HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 



SEAMEN AND OFFICERS IN THE NAVAL SERVICE. 



From a Toion Book. 



Name. 

237 Gustavus Andersonf 24 

238 Oscar Bailey 26 

239 Constant V. Berry 21 

240 John Brami, act. mast, mate 



241 Isaac N. Bridges 

242 James Brown 

243 George Burns 

244 James Cassidy 

245 Noah Chick 

246 George Churchman 

247 James ClafFey 

248 Jerome Colburn 

249 John Connor 

250 Franklin D. Covell 

251 Wilson H. Crass 

252 John Dempseyt 

253 George Fosterf 

254 George Friendf 

255 James Gibson 

256 William N. Jonesf 

257 Thomas Kingf 

258 William Lairson (or Lewis) t 28 



259 Charles H. Macomber 

260 James Mahoney 

261 Frederick Mark 

262 Patrick McCami 

263 James McLeod 

264 Daniel Meyall 

265 John F. Moody 

266 James Moore 

267 Joshua Moore 

268 Daniel Mulhiven 

269 Frank Muh-eay 

270 Thomas Munday 

271 John Murphy 

272 Charles Murray 

273 Dan. Sidley 

274 John Silloway, landsman 38 

275 Anthony Smalley, act. ensign 

276 Edward K.Smith Jr., act. ensign 

277 Henry Smithf 23 

278 Michael J. Smith act. ensign 

279 CharlesT. Somes, act. mast, mate Oct. 26, '62. 

280 Thomas Stephens, act. mast, mate Nov. 4, '61. 

281 Charles A. Stewart, ) j^^^ ^ ,g2 

acting master's mate J • ' • 

282 E. W.B.Stewart, j April 4, '62. 

acting master s mate J ^ 

283 John Sullivan, boy 14 March 12, '64. 

284 John D. Sullivan 27 Oct. 29, '63. 

285 John S. Sullivan 17 Nov. 28, '63. 

286 John Sutton, 1st class boy 18 Dec. 22, '63. 

287 Samuel G. Swain, act.mast.mate Nov. 3, '62. 

288 William Westcottf 23 Jan. 29, '64 (3 yrs.). 



Age. Term of service. 

July 11, '64 (3 yrs.). 
July 9, '61 (3 yrs.). 
July 9, '61 (2 yrs.). 
(3 years.) 

July 9, '61 (3 yrs.). 
July 18, '61 (3 yrs.). 
July 11, '61 (3 yrs.). 
Aug. 23, '64 (1 yr.), 
June 25, '61 (3 vrs.). 
June 29. '61 (3 yrs.). 
June 24, '61 (3 yrs.). 
June 18, '61 (3 yrs.). 
Aug. 13, '64 (3 yrs.). 
June 25, '61 (3 yrs.). 
June 28, '61 (3 yrs.). 
July 2, '64 (3 yrs.). 
July 9, '64 (3 yrs.). 
July 14, '64 (3 yrs.). 
Jan. 11. '65 (3 yrs.). 
July 6, '64. 
July 22, '64. 
July 11, '64 (3 yrs.). 
Aug. 4, '62 (1 jT.), 
July 28, '62 (1 yr.). 
Aug. 5, '62 (I yr.). 
Aug. 1, '62 (1 yr.). 
Aug. 5, '62 (1 yr.), 
Aug. 4, '62 (1 yr.). 
July 29, '62 (1 yr.). 
Aug. 23, '64 (1 yr.). 
Aug. 4, '62 (1 yr.). 
Aug. 1, '62 (1 yr.). 
Aug. 2, '62 (1 yr.). 
Aug. 1, '62 (1 yr.). 
Aug. 5, '62 (1 yr.). 
Aug. 6, '62 (1 yr.). 
Jan. 12, '64. 
Jan. 7, '64. 
Dec. 1, '63. 
Dec. 2, '63. 
June 25, '64 (3 yrs.). 
Dec. 28, '63. 



Cumberland. 
Cumberland. 

Cumberland. 

Cumberland. 

No. Carolina. 
No. Carolina. 
No. Carolina. 
No. Carolina. 

No. Carolina. 

Susquehanna. 

S. Atlantic Squad. 



Inc. 
Ino. 
Ino. 

Ino. 

Housatonic. 

Ino. 

Ino. 
Ino. 

Wilkes's Squad. 

Receiv. Ship Ohio. 
Receiv. Ship Ohio. 



E. G. Squad. 



Receiv. Ship Ohio. 
Receiv. Ship Ohio. 
Receiv. Ship Ohio. 
Receiv. Ship Ohio. 



t Substitute. 



SOLDIERS IN WAR OF THE REBELLION. 



349 



Fortieth Regiment New York State Volunteers.* 
(Three Years.) 

Name. 

289 Albert S. Ingalls, capt. 

290 John Locke, 2d lieut. 

291 Francis Gould, 1st sergt. 

292 Horace D. Durgin, sergt. 

293 Charles H. Graves, sergt. 

294: Edwin E. Snow, sergt. 

295 Fred C. Flovd, corp. 

296 John B. Wiley, corp. 

297 Ammi C. Tecl", corp. 

298 Thomas Braslin, corp. 

299 Horatio N. Shepard, corp. 

300 John P. Tufts, corp. 

301 Henrv C. Cobb, wagoner 

302 Daniel Barnett 

303 John B. Busteed 

304 James H. Cole 
30o John P. Daniels 

306 Edwin A. Frost 

307 John P. Gammon 

308 Alexander H. Greenlaw 

309 AVinfield S. Hammond 

310 John Hanna 

311 John H.Hill 

312 Robert Jost 

313 Andrew J. Kenny 

314 James W. Kenny 

315 William M. Payne 

316 Francis Quinn 

317 Alvin Bobbins 

318 Ezra W. Thompson 

319 George S. Wilson 

320 AVilliam S. Woods 
Albert S. Ingalls died of a wound Aug. 1 1, 1862 (see p. 157 previous). John 

Locke died in the service Sept. 22, 1862 (see p. 158 previous). Francis Gould 
received a ball in his knee Sept. 1, 1862, and died from its supposed effects Sept. 
7, 1874 (see p. 253 previous). John B. Wiley was killed in battle. Gammon 
died of disease in the service. Greenlaw was killed in battle. John H. Hill 
died in prison at Richmond, Va., of wounds received at Fredericksburg, Dec. 13, 
1862. Andrew Kenny was killed at battle of W^illiamsburg, May o, 1862. 
Ezra W Thompson was killed while on picket. The New York muster rolls 
examined do not give the place of residence of any, and we have depended on 
the statements of remaining members of the company for correction of the 
above list. 

The following are said by members of the regiment to have belonged to the 
old company enlisted in West Cambridge, but were not residents of the town. 
They were all of Co. H, and enrolled June 27, 1861, at Yonkers, N. Y. Their 
names and ages were thus : George O. Ballon, 1st Lieut., 36; Ira Keyes, 2d 
Lieut., 38 ; Sewall B. Ellis, Corp., 21 (killed) ; Daniel C. Fletcher, Corp., 33 ; 
Patrick B^Tne, 25 ; Samuel A. Fish, 24 ; WUliam J. Flynn, 21 ; Phineas J. Jef- 
fers, 27 ; George W. Lang, 22 ; Charles Smith, 28 ; Christopher Smith, 23 ; 
George Thompson, 22. 

1 Mozart Regiment, organized June 14, 1861; left the State, July 4, 1861. 
31* 



Co. 


Age 


Enrolled. 


H 


30 


CJune 27, "61, at Yonkers, N. Y.; 
( major, June 20, '62. 


F 


35 


June 27, '61; 


Lst lieut. Sept. 25, '61, 


H 


31 


( June 27, '61 ; 
I 1st lieut. 


2d lieut. Dec. 16, '61; 


, March 20, '62. 


H 


21 


June 27, '61; 


1st sergt. 


H 


22 


; June 27, '61 ; 
1st lieut. 


2d lieut., Dec. 16, '61; 


, Aug. 28, '62. 


H 


18 


June 27, '61. 




H 


24 


June 27, '61 ; 


sergt. 


H 


21 


June 27, '61. 




H 


20 


June 27, '61. 




H 


18 


June 27, '61. 




H 


22 


June 27, '61. 




H 


25 


June 27, '61. 




H 


20 


June 27, '61. 




H 


24 


June 27, '61. 




H 


21 


June 27, '61. 




H 


20 


June 27, '61 ; 


sergt. 


H 


25 


June 27, '61. 




H 


24 


June 27, '61. 




H 


25 


June 27, '61. 




H 


23 


June 27, '61. 




H 


22 


June 27, '61 ; 


corp. 


H 


25 


June 27, '61 ; 


corp. 


B 


22 


June 14, '61. 




H 


30 


June 27, '61. 




B 


28 


June 14, '61. 




H 








H 


20 


June 27, '61. 




H 


22 


June 27, '61. 




H 


24 


June 27, '61. 




H 


20 


June 27, '61. 




H 


29 


June 27, '61. 




H 


20 


June 27, '61. 





350 HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 

MISCELLANEOUS. 

Residents of the Town and credited to Other Places. 

,321. Joseph P. Burrage, 2d Lieut., age 22, Thirty-Third Regiment Infantry 
(three years). May, 18, '63, credited to Cambridge. Killed Oct. 29, '63, Lookout 
Mountain, Tenn. A graduate of Harvard University in 1862. His remains 
•were brought home in December, 1863, and funeral services were held in the 
Orthodox Church, before the town authorities, and many relatives and friends. 
Rev. Mr. Cady preached a discourse on the occasion, which was afterward printed 
for gratuitous distribution at the expense of Mr. John Field. 

322. Edward Clark. See 22d Regiment Infantry, note. 

323. Warren H. Freeman, Sergt., age 18, Co. A, Thirteenth Regiment Infan- 
try (three years), Dec. 1, '61, credited to Boston. Transferred to Co. A, 39th 
Regt., July 14, '64. Discharged Sept. 13, '64, order War Dept. 

A little book, entitled " Letters from Two Brothers serving in the War for 
the Union, to theu- Family at Home in West Cambridge, Mass." (Cambridge, 
printed for private circulation, 1871),' is deserving of high commendation. It 
is the record of Warren H. Freeman, who served as a soldier in the Thirteenth 
and afterward in the Thirty- ninth Massachusetts Regiments, and his brother 
Eugene H. Freeman, who was an engineer in the transport service, sons of Mr. 
J. I). Freeman. Warren H. joined Company A, 13th Mass. Regiment, in Mary- 
land, on the third day after leaving home on Dec 1, 1861, and his first letter 
from the army is dated D ec. 21. He was then engaged in campaigning in Vir- 
ginia. Received a corporal's warrant some weeks before April 13, 1863, was 
made prisoner at Gettysburg, Pa., first day of the series of battles July, 1863, 
and afterward paroled; promoted to sergeant, warrant dated July 1, 1864; 
transferred to Co. A, 39th Regt., and discharged Sept. 13, 1864, in the field, by 
reason of no vacancies existing in the regiment to which he was assigned. The 
letters of Eugene H. are confined to matters on the Potomac River and its 
neighborhood. 

324. Chai-les C. Haskell, age 25, Co. I, Sixtieth Regiment Infantry (one 
hundred days), July 23, '64, credited to Boston. Drowned July 29, '64, Read- 
ville. Buried here. 

325. Thomas Martin, age 22, Co. G, First Regiment of Cavalry (three years), 
Sept. 23, '61, credited to Charlestown. Died of Avouuds June 10, '63. Buried 
here, age 24 — monument. 

326. George H. Sprague. age 30, Co. B, Forty-Third Regiment Infantry 
(nine months), Oct.11,'62, credited to Boston. Died March 27, '63, at Newbern, 
N. C. Buried here, 

327. George Trask, age 18, Co. M, First Regiment of Cavalry (three years), 
Oct, 1, '61 — residence or place credited to rot given — transferred to Co. M, 4th 
Cavalry. (Died May 3, '62, Port Royal, S. C. — Family account and monument.') 



328, Rev. Samuel A. Smith, minister First Congregational Parish, mission- 
ary to the army, died of a fever contracted at Norfolk, Va., on May 20, 1865, 
aged 36. 



Given in Letters from Tioo Brothers, and not previously mentioned : 

329. Alfred Bloxham, age 25, First Battery Light ArtUlery (three years), 
July 24, '62, to Oct. 19, '64, credited to Cambridge. 

330. George H. Cutter, age 19, Co. H, 3d Wisconsin Infantrj% enlisted April 
24, '61, for three years, re-enlisted Dec. 25, '63 ; promoted Corp. Nov. 21, '62 ; 
Commissary Sergt., Oct. 29, '64; Fu-st Lieut., May 21, '65. (See Cutter Book, 
p. 235.) 

1 Riverside, Cambridge. Printed by H. O. Houghton & Co. Pp. 168. 



SOLDIERS IN WAR OF THE REBELLION. 351 

331. Eber Hill, Artificer, age 25, First Battery Light Artillery (three years), 
Sept. 6, '61, credited to Boston. Re-enlisted Jan. 3, '64, age 27, credited to 
Cambridge. Transferred March 12, '65, to 9th Battery. Discharged April 26, 
'65, supernumerary. 

332. William II. "White, Corp., age 23, First Battery Light Artillery (three 
years), Sept. 13, '61, credited to Medford. Re-enlisted Jan. 3, '64, age 26. 
Transferred March 12, '65, to 9th Battery. Discharged April 26, '65, supernu- 
merary. 

Non-Resident Soldiers and others Buried Herb. 

333. Augustus O. W. Cutter, age 21, Co. G, Ninth Regiment Infantry (three 
years), July 9, '63, Charlestown. Died March 4, '64 (Bealton Station, Va.). Son 
of Ezra, s. of Nehemiah Cutter (par. 44). — See Genealogies. 

334. Franklin E. Ford, Acting Ensign in the Navy, appointed Aug. 7, 1863, 
a native of Maine and a citizen of Mass. ; stationed on Steam Sloop Tus- 
carora in 1864, and on the Keystone State (3d rate) during 1865. 

335. Albert C. Frost, age 17, Co. C, Fifteenth Regiment Infantry (three years), 
Aug. 14, '62, Belmont. Died of wounds Sept. 16, '63, Gettysburg, Pa. Son of 
Henry Frost (par. 35) . — See Genealogies. 

336. Samuel Gates, age 43, Co. E, Sixteenth Regiment Infantry (three years), 
July 12, '61, credited to Woburn. Discharged June 6. '62, disability. Samuel 
Gates (probably the same), age 46, credited to Charlestown, of the Veteran 
Reserve Corps, Aug. 1, '64, 

337. Charles C. Henry, age 44, Co. A, Twenty-Fifth Regiment Infantry 
(three years), Sept. 11, '61, to Sept. 18, '62. Credited to Worcester. 

338. Henry S. Pollard, enlisted from N. Y. in New York State Volunteers. 

339. Samuel G. Rawson, age 19, Co. E, Forty-Fourth Regiment Infantry 
(nine months), Sept. 12, '62, to June 18, '63. Credited to Boston. 

340. Minot Bobbins, Seventh N. Y. Regiment. 

341. William W. Snelling, age 33, Ninth Battery Light Artillery (three 
years), Aug. 10, '62, credited to Boston. Discharged March 14, '63, disability. 

342. William Stacy, Co. K, 99th New York Vols, (three years) ; Jan. 13, '62, 

Not Buried Herb, 

343. George P. Cotting, age 20, Co. F, Twenty-Fifth Regiment Infantry 
(three years), Oct. 10, '61, credited to Fitchburg; re-enlisted Dec. 18, '63, cred- 
ited to Boston. Died Dec. 29, '64, at Annapolis, Md. 

Note, 

Charles H. Graves, formerly 1st Lieut, in the Fortieth N. Y. Regiment, born 
Mass. and appointed from Mass., was commissioned Assistant Adjutant- Gen- 
eral of Volunteers, with the rank of Captain, Feb. 29. '64 ; Assistant Adjutant- 
General of Volunteers with the rank of Major, Jan. 15, '65. Brevet Colonel of 
Volunteers and Aide- de- Camp to Brevet Ttlnjor-General A. H. Terry. Entered 
the Regular Army as First Lieutenant in the Fourteenth Infantry, Nov. 29, '65. 
Captain, Thirty-Fourth Infantry, commissioned July 28, '66. Brevet Major 
and Brevet Lieiit.- Colonel of Regulars, March 2, '67. Captain " unassigned," 
discharged Dec. 29, 1870. 

Thomas M. Kenny, of the U. S, Veteran Volunteers, served one term in the 
Regular Artillery before 1864, See No, 217. 



GENEEAL lE^DEX. 



Abstract of births, &c., 1739-1783, 101, 
102 

Act for establishing Fire D epartment, 
155 

Action of the toAvn during last war 
with Great Britain, 136 

Adams's (Capt.) company in French 
War, 36. 37, 184 

Admissions to, and dismissions from 
the Church, 101, 123, 125, 242 

Agricultm-al characteristics of the in- 
habitants, 148 

Amount contributed by the town dur- 
ing the war, 1861-65, 159 

Anecdote of Rev. Mr. Cooke's canon- 
icals lost, 82, 83 

Answer of Rev. Thaddeus Fiske, to 
call for settlement, 1788, 106 ; his or- 
dination, 107, 123, 124 

Antipedo-baptists, 48 

Area of Second Parish in Cambridge, 
110 

Arlington, Advocate, newspaper, 164; 
Heights, 130, 163-165; celebration 
of change of name, remarks by Hon. 
Charles Sumner, 161, 162 ; ' Land 
Company, 163, 164 ; name of West 
Cambridge changed to, 4, 160 ; Pub- 
lic Librarj^ 142, 163, 165 ; Schools, 
163, 165 ; Water Works, 162, 163 

Autobiography of Rev. Samuel Cooke, 
29, 31, 89-92 

Baptists, 49, 86, 104-106, 125, 133, 175, 

176 
Baptist Society, 175, 176 
Bass viol, 109, 114, 115, 242 
Bathing tub, 136 
Battle (Capt.) of Dedham, detailed with 

his companv, April 20, 1775, 70, 79 
Battle of April 19, 1775, 52-83, 85, 93, 

99, 121, 147 
Belfry, church, 22, 48, 85, 101, 110, 

116 



Bell, parish, 34, 48, 101, 108, 114, 116, 

122, 131, 136, 138, 142 
Beverly men in action, April 19, 1775, 

68, 71, 73 
Births, abstracts of, 101, 102 
Black Horse Tavern, at Menotomy, 

59 
Book of Psalms and Hymns, 127 
British Military occupation of Boston, 

43, 45, 46, 47, 50, 82, 99; officer's 

account of the Battle of April 19, 

1775, 54-56 ; British private soldiers' 

letters, 55 ; wagon train captured, 

61, 62, 63 
Bull's Creek, 11 
Burying cloth, 34, 103 
Burying Place, 12, 22, 32, 41, 45-47, 69, 

70,77, 100, 101, 109, 110, 113, 116, 

139-141,143, 151, 165, 177 

Calls for men for the war, 1861-1865, 
157, 158, 159 

Cambridge, Commons, reservations and 
grants from, 19, 22, 41 ; First Church 
and Parish, 1, 3, 20, 23, 24, 28, 29, 
104, 107, 119, 126, 164; Northwest 
Inhabitants, messes, 92, 93 ; North- 
west Inhabitants, petitions, 1, 2, 
37, 38, 39, 1 13 ; Northwest Precinct 
Book, 21, 29, 43, 92, 93, 94, 106, 107, 
112, 117 ; Second Church, 25-29, 73, 
90, 101, 103, 105, 106, 107. 117-120, 
125 ; Third Parish (now Brighton), 
3, 100, 107 

Capture of Burgoyne and army, 100 

Card manufactory, 109, 111, 127, 130, 
139 

Celebrations of change of name to Ar- 
lington, 161, 162 

Centenarians, 36, 37, 123, 149, 184, 186 

Centennial Celebration of the 19 th of 
April, 1775, 164 

Central School House, 110, 116, 131, 
143, 154, 157, 158 



354 



HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 



Charlestown line, ancient location, 8 

Charlestown neighbors, 21, 22, 38,39 

Chesapeake and Shannon, naval bat- 
tle, 134, 135 

Choice of successor to Rev. Mr. Cooke, 
104, 105 

Church covenants, 25, 119 

Circle Hill (now Arlington Heights) , 
163 

Citizens in Mass. othRegt., 1861, 157 

Clock in tower of meeting-house, 116, 
126 

Collector, security required of, 104 

Combat between Dr. Downer and a 
British soldier, April 19, 1775, 66 

Commission to Stephen Frost from the 
Provincial Congress, 58 

Committee, of Cambridge, 2 ; of Safety 
atMenotomy, April 18 and 19, 1775, 
59, 60, 65; to confer with Cam- 
bridge relative to a separate town, 
113; to inspect behavior of young 
people in church, 34 

Congregational minister of West Cam- 
bridge, right in Harvard College, 3 

Congregational Unitarian Society at 
Belmont, 174 

Constable, thanks to, 154 

Convers, James, deposition concern- 
ing Cooke's mill, 15, 16 

Cooke, Rev. Samuel, ordained pastor, 
28 ; his death, 101 ; funeral expenses 
paid by Precinct, 103 ; his remarks 
fourth year after battle of 1775, 93 ; 
autobiography of, 89-92 

Cooke's mills at Menotomy (estab- 
lished before 1638) and estate, 6-9, 
11-13, 15, 16, 147 

Cooke's mill lane, 11 

Cotting Academy, 158, 209 

Cotting High School, 209 

Courtship, an old time description of, 
150, 151 

Cutter School House, 158, 160 

Cutter, William, School Fund, 142, 219 

Dam above old mill pond, 1703, 16 

Damage to property by the British 
troops, April 19, 1775, 65, 73-75, 79 

Damon, Rev. David, installation of, 
117, 119 ; death of, and obituary, 226 

Danvers men in action at Menotomy, 
April 19, 1775, 63,66-71, 72, 73 

Deacons chosen, 28, 37, 108, 118, 119, 
124 

Death, of a dwarf, 39 ; of Rev. Thad- 
deus Fiske, 240 ; of Daniel Town- 
send, of Lynnfield, atMenotomv, 19 
AprU, 1775, 71, 72; of General 
Washington, 108 ; of Hon. Charles 



Sumner, 164 ; of Jason Russell, 
April 19, 1775, 68-70, 74, 75 ; of Rev. 
Samuel Cooke, 101 

Deaths of three members of the Win- 
ship family, 37 

Decoration Day, Celebration of, 1879, 
165, 166 

Dedication of new meeting-house,1805, 
112. 126, 127 

Deposition of Benjamin and Rachel 
Cooper in regard to the killing of 
Wyitian and Winship, 74 ; of Han- 
nah Bradish, 64, 196 

Diary of Rev. John Marrett cited, 84, 
85 

District School libraries, 143 

Dogs first licensed, 152 

Draft of 44 men in 1863, 158 

Drill Club, 158 

Drowning of James Robbins, 44 

Dudleian Lecture, by Rev. Mr. Cooke, 
41 ; by Rev. Mr. Damon, 228 

Earthquakes, 45, 46 
Eclipse of the sun, 1757, 35, 36 
Evening Sermons, 31, 46 
Experience of Hannah Adams, April 
19, 1775, 66, 74, 75, 185 

Farm of John Adams, 1664, 9 

Farms granted in Arlington and Lex- 
ington by Cambridge inhabitants, 
1635, 5 

Fence to secure the corn of the In- 
dians, 1643, 6 

Fenceviewers for Menotomy Fields, 
1649, 9 

Fielddriver for Menotomy Fields, 9 

Fine for cutting trees or timber in 
1647,8 

Fire Department established, 155 ; en- 
gines, 139, 140, 141, 143, 165 

Fire on Walter Russell's estate, 155 

First and second anniversary celebra- 
tions of the Battle of Lexington, 84, 
85 ; First Congregational parish, 
174; first armed resistance to Brit- 
ish aggression as shown here, 48 

Fish, act concerning, 132, 138, 139 

Fishing in Menotomy River, lawsuit, 
&c., 9 

Fiske, Rev. Thaddeus, his ordination, 
107, 123, 124; resignation of. 117, 
118; sermons, 107, 108, 123; death 
of, and obituary notice, 240 

Five Cents Savings Bank, ? 55 

Flagstaff donated, 160 

Fourth of July Celebration, in 1808, 
121, 122; in 1842, 228 

Friendship fire engine, 139, 143 



GENERAL INDEX. 



355 



Gage, Gen., his official return of the 
action of April 19, 1775, 52, 53, 54 

Gale, destructive, in 1871, 163, 174 

Galleries in meeting-house, 34, 35, 49, 
94, 101, 115, 126 

Gas Light Company, 155 

General School Committee, 140 

Gift, of Rebecca Whitmore, 29; to- 
Avard building first meeting-house, 
23 

Gould, Lieut., made prisoner, April 19, 
1775, 63, 64, 77, 81 

Grant by certain inhabitants of Charles- 
town to President of Harvard Col- 
lege, 8 ; to West Cambridge, of all 
lands belongmg to the Proprietors 
of Cambridge, 20 ; to Widow Rolfe, 
to make a dam above old mill pond, 
12, 14, 16 

Great Road to Concord, alloAvance for 
highway, 9 ; Swamp by Menotomy 
River, allotments near, 9 

Guide posts, 143 

Hall of Thomas Russell, 111 

Havscales, 117, 140 

Hearse, 113, 117, 143 

Heath and Warren, Generals, in ac- 
tion of April 19, 1775, 65, 78, 79 ; 
comments of former on the battle, 79 

Hedge, Rev. Frederic H., ordination 
and dismissal of, 117-119 

High School, 158, 165, 209 

Highway to Menotomy before 1636, 5 

Hiram Lodge, 166 

Hogreeves for Menotomy, 1692, 1695,9 

Horse Railroad, 155 

Hospitals in Menotomy in 1775, 78, 
83 

House of Jason Russell at Menotomy 
April 19, 1775, 67-69, 71, 72, 75 

Ice business and John Hill, 146 ; and 
railroads, 146, 147 ; first ice carried 
into Boston market, 242 ; houses at 
Spy Pond, 146 

Illumination in honor of the capture 
of Richmond, 159 

Indians, 6, 7, 30, 35, 50, 63, 128 

Ingalls's (Capt.) company of Infantry, 
1861, 156, 157 

Inhabitants, not pi'oprietors, grants to 
them. 1689, 19 

Innholders, 35, 36, 42, 59, 73, 74, 75, 
76, 83, 121, 133, 136, 139, 150 

Inoculation for cowpox, 139 

Inscription on gravestone to Jason 
Russell and others, 69 ; on monu- 
ment of the Rev. Samuel Cooke, 100, 
101 



Installation of Rev. D. Damon, 117, 
119; of successors, 120, 174 

Interment of Russell and others who 
fell on April 19, 1775, 70 

Journalists, distinguished, natives, 146 
JuvenQe Library, 141, 142, 155, 163 

Ladies' Soldiers' Aid Societ)-, 158, 159 
Lafayette in West Cambridge, 139 
Legacy of Dr. Ebenezer Learned, 141 ; 

of Dr. T. Wellington, 142, 155 ; of 

John Butterfield, 107 ; of Nathan 

Pratt, 164, 165 
Letter of John Adams at the age of 

102, 149, 151 ; of Rev. John Mar- 

rett, relating to events at Menotomy 

on April 19, 1775, 74, 75; of Rev. 

Mr. Cooke, to the Rev. Isaiah Dun- 

ster, 39, 40 
Lexington, Alarm April 19, 1775, 56 ; 

and West Cambridge Railroad, 143- 

45, 147, 148 
Library, 108, 122, 127, 141, 142, 143, 

155, 163, 165 
Likeness of the Rev. Mr. Cooke, 89 
Locke School House, 165 
Longevity in former times, 123, 148 
Lumber yard, 130 
Lyjm End men in action at Menotomy, 

April 19, 1775, 62, 71, 73 

Market gardening and fruit farms, 146 

Medford men killed at Menotomy, 
April 19, 1775, 67, 72 

Meeting house, 22-24, 29, 32, 34, 35, 
41, 48, 62, 66, 67, 73-75, 79, 94, 101, 
108-117, 120, 122, 126-128, 130,131, 
138, 139, 150 

Menotomy, Bridge, 1642, 5 ; Church, 
see Cambridge Second Chui-ch; Field, 
8, 9, 10, 16; heavy firing of troops 
at, in Battle of 19 April, 1775, 56, 
65, 66, 72. 78, 80, 81 ; incorporation 
as a district of Cambridge and 
Charlestown, 3,37-39; injuries in- 
flicted by British troops April 19, 
1775, 66,'66-69, 74, 79. 82, US ; men 
reported missing after battle of April 
19, 77 ; minutemen 50, 51, 56-60, 76, 
99 ; Plain, action on, in Battle of 
April 19, 1775, 65-72 ; River, 2, 3, 5, 
8-10, 16, 20.83, 132; Row, 10 

Methodist Society, 179 

:Middlesex Turnp"ike, 128, 136 ; Union 
Society, 110, 127 

^lilitia, disposal of, after the Battle of 
April 19, 1775, 79 

" Mills Weare," 20 

Ministerial privileges, 21 



356 



HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 



Ministry lot, 1, 19 

Monument, commemorative of April 
19, 1775, erected 1848, 70, 151, 152; 
to William and Mary Cutter, 141 

Monumental tablets at Arlington, com- 
memorative of April 19, 1775, 59, 62, 
68, 74, 75, 165 

Mortality of the Precinct, 34, 43, 48, 
123, 124 

Mystic River, origin of name, 3 ; Street, 
altered, 155 

Naming the several streets, 145 

Narrative of the Provincial Congress 
concerning Battle of April 19, 1775, 
54 

Negroes, 35, 58, 150 

New Almshouse, 1851, 152 ; Burying 
Ground, 143, 228 ; East District 
Schoolhouse, 152; lots next Menot- 
omy, 1638, 5 ; School District. 142 

Night march of the British troops 
■ through Menotomy on April 18, 
1775, 58, 59 

Northwest Parish of Cambridge Sing- 
ing Society, 111, 113,114 

Notices publicly read in Church, 39, 
45, 48, 93, 94 

Obituary notice of the Rev. Samuel 
Cooke, 103 ; of Rev. Thaddeus Fiske, 
240 ; of Rev. David Damon, 226. 227 

Odd Fellows, 166, 191 

Ode to Science, 122 

Officers chosen on account of the War, 
in 1778, 92, 93; of the Northwest 
Precinct in Cambridge, 167-169 

Old Adams House at West Cambridge, 
147-149 

Oration by William Nichols, Jr., on 
July, 4, 1808, 121, 122 

Ordination of Rev. Mr. Cooke, 28 ; of 
Rev. Mr. Fiske, 107, 123, 124; of 
Rev. F. H. Hedge, 117-119 

Ornaments, &c., for town hall, 154 

Orthodox Congregational Society, 177, 
178 

Paige's History of Cambridge, 1 
Parish, ringing of bell, 142 ; clerk for 

twenty years excused from further 

service. 117; Hall, 143-145, 152, 

174 ; Tax, 107 
Park Avenue at Arlington Heights, 

164 
Parsonage, 31, 74, 75, 83, 91 
Passage cut for Cunard Steamer by 

John Hill, 146 
Pastor's Diary, by Rev. Mr. Cooke, 30- 

32 



Percy's letters on the events of April 

19, 1775, 79-82; reinforcement of 

British troops April 19, 1775, 52, 55, 

56, 61, 64, 65, 80, 81, 82 
Petition of Samuel Cooke to sell hia 

children's real estate, 40, 41 ; to be 

set off from Second Parish, 107 
Pewholders in new meeting-house, 

1805. 112 
Pews, 23, 35, 101, 112, 126, 127 
Pitch pipe for use of singers, 115 
Plan of Cutters' lands, mill pond, &c., 

about 1725, 16 
Poor House, 136, 137, 152 
Poor Widows' Fund, 142, 165 
Post Office. 130 
Poverty, general, after the Revolution, 

241 
Powder House, 132 
Preamble and recommendations at 

town meeting April 29, 1861, 156 
Precinct expenses, 32, 33, 101, 103, 

110 
Preservers of fish first chosen, 122 
Primary School Districts, 154 
Prudential Committee reduced from 

five to three, 32 ; School Committee, 

140 
Public meeting, in 1861, on account of 

the war impending, 155, 156; Feb. 

22, 1862, 157 

Randolph's attempt to get possession 
of laud near Spy Pond, 9 

Reading and Writing School, 22 

Reminiscences of military afi'airs, &c., 
by J. B. Russell, 122, 128-130, 133, 
134, 136 

Resignation of Rev. Dr. Fiske, 117, 
118 ; of Rev. Mr. Hedge, 117, 118 

Resolution not to invite the Rev. 
George Whitefield to preach in the 
pulpit here and in other pulpits, 33 

Resolutions of sympathy and greeting 
to Major A. S. Ingalls, and others, 
July 22, 1862, 157 ; on Washington 
J. Lane, April 4, 1864, 158, 159; 
relative to the alarming crisis in 
public afi'airs in 1809, 128 

Revolutionary tea, 48, 49 

Road from Watertown line to Cooke's 
mills (laid out 1638), 6, 8, 11, 12 

Roll of Capt. Benjamin Locke's com- 
pany, 1775,57,58; of Capt. William 
Adams's company, 1776, 83 

Russell Park, 75, 159; School, 155, 163 

Russell, Thomas, hall of. Ill 

Salem Gazette, cited, 53, 62, 67, 68, 70, 
71, 73, 77, 78, 103 



GENERAL IXDEX. 



357 



Sa\MniIl, dam for, in 1703, suit, &c., 16 

School Committee, 108, 109, 121, 138, 
139, 140, 142, 171, 172. 173 

Schoolhouses, in the Precinct, 17, 19, 
21, 22, 24, 32, 33, 41-43, 4G, 73, 108, 
110; in W. Cambridge, 1 16, 122, 130, 
131, 137-139, 141-143, 152. 154, 155, 
157, 158, 160; in Arlington, 163, 
165 ; burned, 160, 163 ; in Eastern 
District, 122, 130, 143, 152 ; inXorth- 
west District, 139, 142, 158, 160; in 
South District, 131, 143 

Schools, 22, 24, 32, 4l, 43, 48, 108, 121, 
131, 137, 139, 140, 141- 143, 148, 154, 
157; High School, 158, 159, 165; 
superintendent of, 159 

Sealer of leather first chosen, 122 

Seatmg the meeting-house, 94, 95 

Second or Northwest Precinct in Cam- 
bridge, boundaries, 2, 104 ; chmxh 
organized, and first minister settled, 
25, 28, 29, 30, 90, 125 ; early preach- 
ers. 23, 24, 25 ; fifty years since 
founded, 46 ; first child baptized, 22 ; 
first preciact meeting, 21 ; incorpo- 
rated as town of West Cambridge, 
3, 114, 126; incorporated Avith part 
of Charlestown as the District of 
^lenotomy, 3, 38, 39 ; meeting-house 
built, 23 ; meeting-house dedicated, 
23, 24; new meeting-house, 110; 
preaching in, 21, 23 ; second minis- [ 
ter settled, 105, 106, 107 ; set oflf as 
a distinct parish, 2 

Sermon, at Rev. Mr. Cooke's ordina- 
tion, by Rev. E. Turell, 30; by 
President Langdon at Watertown, 
cited, 66 

Sermons bv Mr. Cooke, 32-37, 39, 41- 
47, 49-oi, 57, 84-89, 93, 94, 98- 100 ; 
by Rev. Mr. Fiske, 107, 108, 122- 
128 

Sexton, 107, 108, 114, 143 

Sheds at Old Cambridge for Menotomy 
residents, 20; on parish land, 117, 
141 

Shooting of a woman in Menotomy in 
1770, 42 

Sidewalks, 141 

Singing, 49, 109, 111, 113, 114,242; 
school, 114, 115 

Sketch of Major Ingalls, 157, 158 ; of 
Rev. S. A. Smith, 159 : of Thomas 
Adams, 149, 150 I 

Smith's "West Cambridge on the 19th | 
of AprU, 1775," 56, 77, 78, 160 

Snake hunt, 31 

Soldiers in war of 1675, 18, 19 ; enlisted 
in 1775, 57 ; war of 1861-65, 339-51 

Sons of Temperance, 157 
32 



Squa Sachem's Reservation west of 

^Ivstic Ponds, 7 
State Records, 1, 2, 4, 38 
St. John's Church, 179 
St. Malachj^s Church, 179 
Stone house on training field, 145 
Stores in West Cambridge, 130 
Stoves in meeting-house, 116, 117 
Stranger found dead in woods, 33 
Streets first lighted with gas by town, 

155 
Streets, survey of, 145 
Suicides, 32, 124 
Surrender of Cornwallis. 98, 100 ; of 

Fort WUliam Henry, 35 

Tax. list for Menotomy, A.D. 1781, 95- 
97 ; paj'ers of, in Menotomy, in 1688, 
19 
Thatcher's (Capt.) Cambridge militia 

company, April 19, 1775, 56, 57 
Tombs in Burying Ground, 116 
Tornado of Aug. 22, 1851, 152-54 
Town, clock, 155, 163 ; fire implements, 

137, 139; house built, 154 ; meeting 
of West Cambridge, 120, 121 ; offi- 
cers of Arlington, 1 70- 173 ; of West 
Cambridge, 120, 121 ; pound, 121, 
131, 138, 141 ; record of births, Sec, 
in first town book, 139 ; report, the 
first printed, 130-32; safe, 152 

Train band, 41, 45, 84 
Training field, 145 

Transfer of land, the former southeast 
corner of Arlington, 1729, 9 

Union Grammar School District, 154 ; 

School District divided, 152, 154 
Universal and Universalist Society, 

117,119, 176, 177 

Visit of Jerome Bonaparte and his 
Bride to Whittemore's Card Factory 
in 1804, 111 

Washingtonian Society, 157 

Wear Bridge, mUl below on Menotomy 
side, 18 

Weir (or Ware) Bridge, 18, 39; for 
alewives in Menotomy River, 1636 — 
since Alewife River or Brook, o ; in 
Mystic River at Menotomv, 6 

Wells in public highways, 143 

Welsh Mountains, the, 162* 

West Cambridge, band, 129, 136; 
boundaries, 3 ; congregational min- 
ister, right in Harvard College, 3 ; 
First Parish, 116-120. 123. Vl.i, 126, 

138, 143, 155, 159, 163, 174 ; Five 



358 



GENERAL INDEX. 



Cents Savings Bank, 155 ; Gas Light 
Company, 155; Horse Kailroad Co., 
155; Light Infantry, 133, 136 
Musical Society, 114, 115, 122 
iiame changed to Arlington, 4, 160 
part annexed to Behnont, 4 ; part 
annexed to Winchester, 4 ; part of 
Charlestown annexed, 4, 142; Sew- 
ing Circle, 141 ; Social Library, 122, 
127, 236, 242 ; Sketch of, by Isaac 
HUl, 145-9. 150; Statement of ex- 
penses, 1815,1816, 137,138; to help 
maintain Charles lliver Bridge, 3 ; 
town incorporated, 3, 1 14 ; view of in 
1817, 138, 139 



Whittcmore, Samuel, wounding of, by 
the British soldiery on April 19, 

1775, 75-77 

Wm of Rev. Samuel Cooke, 101 

Winship, Jason, killed by British sol- 
diers, 66, 73-75 

Wobum Road, since Mystic Street, 8, 
76 

Wyman, District Schoolhouse, 152 ; 
Jabez, killing of by British soldieiy, 
66, 73-75 

Yankee Doodle played by Percys 
British reinforcement, April 19, 

1776, 61 



INDEX OF IsTAMES. 



Abbot and Abbott, 37. 

214, 313 
Abdee or Abdy, 15, 19 
Adams, 9, 10, 'll, 18. 19, 
21, 22, 23, 27-9, 3o-8, 
45,48,49,58-60,66,70, 
73-5, 83, 85, 91, 93-5, 
105, 106, 108, 110-12, 
114, 117, 118-21, 124, 
130-33, 137, 140, 141, 
147,149, 150, 151,167- 
72, 183-89, 194, 195, 
197, 200, 202, 204, 205, 
208, 214, 217,218,221, 
223, 225, 237, 239, 240, 
242-4 5, 251, 254, 257, 
258, 260-63, 267, 270, 
271, 273,274,282, 283, 
285, 290, 291, 294-96, 
299, 302, 304, 307, 308, 
310, 312, 315,316, 320, 
321, 329, 330, 339 

Agur, 154, 224 

Akerman, 154 

Alanson, 347 

Albro, 177 

Alcutt, 189, 313 

Alderman, 274 

Alexander, 130, 172 

Allen, 31, 32, 137, 140, 
165, 171-73, 183, 189, 
190, 224, 243,254, 261, 
273, 316 

Ames, 114, 115 

Anderson, 131, 190, 301, 
348 

Andrew, 190, 300, 317 

Andrews, 190, 274 

Andros, 51 

Angier, 190, 257 

Anneslev, 8, 15 

Annis, 190, 238 

Appleton, 23-5, 28, 31, 
33, 164 



Arnold. 100 
Ash, 190, 271, 281 
Atkins, 223 
Augustus, 190, 302 
Austin, 118, 190, 252 
Averill, 190, 266 
Averv, 131,140,170,190, 

198, 224, 298 
Ayres, 190 

Babbit, 190 

Babcock, 190, 243 

Backer, 33, 191 

Backus, 175 

Bacon, 172, 177, 191,292, 

342, 343 
Bailey, 130, 157, 158,161, 

165, 172, 185, 340, 348 
Bainbridge, 135 
Baker, 53, 332 
Balch, 191 

Baldwin, 53. 191, 266 
Ball, 112, 191, 193 
Ballou, 349 
Bancroft, 63, 162 
Banks, 161 
Banvard, 172, 176 
Barber, 122, 142, 191 
Barjonah, 58 
Barker, 191, 330 
Barnard, 82, 191, 239, 

240 
Barnes, 140 
Barnett, 349 
Barnev, 342 
Barr, 191 

Barrett, 131, 191, 205 
Barrv, 191, 193 
Bartiett, 170, 178, 274 
Barton, 129 
Batchclder and Batchel- 

ler, 58. 154 
Bates, 223 
Batherick, 19, 63 



Bathrick, 11, 12, 37,191- 

92, 197, 252, 262, 290 
Battle, 70, 79 

Batts, 192, 206, 269 
Bayley, 192, 275 
Beals, 192, 208 
Beard. 9 

Belcher, 192, 279, 324 
Belknap, 93-5, 112, 115, 
127, 131,137, 169, 192- 

93, 270, 280, 323, 334 
Bell, 70, 191, 193 
Bellows, 193, 331, 332 
Bemis, 32,42,93,97,167- 

69, 178, 193, 200, 2^7, 
247, 248, 252, 276,292, 
298, 310 
Benham, 340, 344, 345 
Benjamin, 193, 218, 311 
Bennem, 157, 340 
Bennett, 193, 259 
Bent, 193, 226, 266 
Bernard, 53, 82, 90 
Berry, 191, 193, 348 
Billings, 288 
Blackington, 18, 58, 61, 

94, 95, 128, 193-94, 
264, 293, 328 

Blackman, 194. 219 

Blackstone, 343 

Blake, 154, 194, 239, 313, 

334 
Blanchard, 94. 95, 107, 

150, 165, 184, 194, 221, 

238, 310, 343 
Blasius, 153 
Blodget and Blodgett, 58, 

97, 105. 194, 248, 251, 

200, 284, 292, 316 
Blood, 223, 235 
Bloxham, 359 
Boardman, 194, 198, 239, 

342 
Bodge, 194, 199 



360 



HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 



Bonaparte. Ill 

Bond, 67, 122 

Bordman, 2, 91. 194 

Boutell, 19-5, 330 

Bouton, 70 

Bowdoin, 131 

Bowers, 195, 216 

Bowes, 33, 84, 92, 195, 
204, 208, 258 

Bowman, 58, 78, 95, 97, 
108, 150, 167, 168, 184, 
195, 198, 204, 216,220, 
222, 278, 290,316, 324, 
327, 330, 331 

Boyce, 11, 252 

Bovd, 195 

Boyer, 344 

Boylen, 343 

Boylston, 246 

Boynton, 294 

Brackett, 196, 311 

Bracy, 203 

Bradbury, 196, 259 

Bradford, 132 

Bradish, 64, 196, 224 

Bradley, 132 

Bradsliaw, 89,91,92,177, 
178, 196, 207 

Brady, 127 

Brand, 5 

Brann, 348 

Braslin, 157, 349 

Brattle, 2, 21, 44, 176 

Brazer, 118 

Breed, 64 

Brewer, 5, 77 

Bridge, 10, 197, 230 

Bridges, 348 

Brien, 197 

Briggs, 118, 119,197,321 

Brigham, 197 

Bright, 197, 204, 315 

Brison, 346 

Britten, 187, 197, 256 

Broadwell, 223 

Broke, 134, 135 

Bronsou, 236 

Brooks, 18, 100, 129,130, 
133, 139, 152, 153, 176, 
192, 197, 211, 212,216, 
267, 273, 281, 285, 318, 
343 

Broughton, 18 

Brown, 11, 33, 37, 41,45, 
53, 94, 95, 97, 119, 133, 
140, 153, 161, 167, 168, 
171, 172, 174, 178, 194, 
195, 197, 198, 215,216, 
218,221,222,239,240, 



247, 248, 254, 261,266, 

271, 272, 276,282,283, 
289, 307, 316,323,330, 
339, 348 

Bruce, 198 

Buck, 19, 20 

Buckman and Bucknam, 

140, 154, 190, 198,210. 

222, 223, 246, 266, 285 
Budge, 194, 199,283,287, 

312 
Budington, 25 
Bull, 11, 12, 19, 20, 199, 

200, 252, 276 
Bullock, 161 
Bunker. 10 

Burbeck, 137, 154, 199, 
222, 259, 313 

Burgess, 343 

Burgoyne, 100, 186, 202 

Burke, 342 

Burns, 342, 347, 348 

Burr, 91, 92, 104, 105, 
207 

Burrage,170,172,]78,350 

Burrill, 2 

Bussell, 199, 220 

Bu steed, 349 

Butter, 199, 235 

Butterfield, 9, 10, 21-3, 
27, 28. 30, 78, 83, 94, 
95, 107, 110-13, 120, 
121, 131, 140. 154, 167, 
168-70, 188, 193, 199- 

201, 203, 216, 233,234, 
245, 256, 268,269,270, 

272, 274, 290,311,313, 
319, 321 

Butters, 187 
Byrne, 349 

Cady, 143, 171, 172, 173, 

17S, 350 
Caldwell, 346 
Callan, 344 

Campbell, 137, 201, 341 
Cannon, 347 
Capell, 201, 210 
Capen, 201, 227, 286 
Carleton or Carlton, 172, 

176 
Carlisle, 141, 201, 278 
Carnes, 136, 201 
Carrigan, 342 
Carroll, 201, 300, 339, 

344. 345 
Carter, 38, 94, 95, 172, 

173, 189,201, 202,212, 

258,279,318, 327 



Carteret and De Carteret, 
22, 27, 38, 167, 168, 
199, 202, 203, 279, 318 

Carthew, 15, 16 

Cassidy, 348 

Ceiley, 165 

Center, 58 

Chadwick, 149, 184, 203 

Chaffin, 344, 345 

Chamberlain and Cham- 
berlin, 9,199, 103,229 

Chambers, 203 

Champney, 20, 203, 236, 
279 

Chandler, 145, 203, 234 

Charles Edward, 50 

Chase, 140, 171 

Chauncey, 31 

Cheever, 203, 217 

Chick, 348 

Child and Childs, 108, 
203, 204, 236, 244, 276. 
284, 335 

Chisholm, 340 

Chrissen, 28, 204 

Churchill, 204, 251 

Churchman, 348 

Claffey, 348 

Clancv, 344, 345 

Clap, 24 

Clark and Clarke, 58, 60, 
85, 107, 124, 140, 154, 
166, 171, 177,184, 195, 
197, 204, 224, 240,241, 
272, 280,298, 314,315, 
341, 343, 350 

Clay, 204, 301 

Cleaves, 68, 71 

Clinton, 342 

Cobb, 349 

Codner, 204,261 

Coffin, 204 

Coggin, 205, 329 

Cogswell, 205 

Colburn, 348 

Cole, 110, 112, 120, 131, 
205, 296, 349 

Coleman, 345 

Collins, 8, 12, 18, 205, 
276,339 

Colman, 31 

Comee, 205 

Comston, 205, 299 

Coning, 341 

Connor, 348 

Convers and Converse, 
15, 112, 131, 154, 178, 
185, 205, 244, 251 



INDEX OF XAMES. 



361 



Cook and Cooke, 6, 7, 8, 
9, 11-13, 15, 16, 18,19, 
20, 22, 2.5, 27-37, 39- 
49, 51, 57, 67, 69, 74, 
75, 82-5, 87-95, 97,98, 
100-07, 110, 119, 120, 
125. 128, 164,169,176, 
177, 182-84, 191, 192, 
196, 205-08, 213, 222, 
230-33, 238, 241, 246, 
254, 255, 256, 265, 275, 
280, 289, 290, 294, 297, 
299, 302, 308,312,325, 
331, 334 

Cooper, 73-6, 78, 83, 192, 
208, 245, 265, 275, 279, 
280, 327, 334 

Corbott, 223 

Coiiet, 5, 20 

Cornell, 208, 325 

Cornwallis, 98, 100 

Cotting, 140, 158, 166, 
208,209,236,251,281, 
351 

Cotton, 33, 41, 91, 208. 
341, 343 

Couch, 209, 244 

Coughlin, 345 

Covell, 348 

Cowdrv, 209, 286 

Coweli 209, 326 

Cowing, 342 

Cox, 56, 58, 165, 176, 209, 
210, 234, 293,313 

Cradock, 6 

Craft or Crafts, 210, 240, 
248 

Crane, 172, 173, 345 

(Jrass, 348 

Creamer, 345 

Crockett, 201, 210 

Cromwell, 7 

Croome, 210 

Crosby, 106, 114, 140,171- 
73, 176, 198, 206, 210, 
220, 216, 249, 260,288, 
294, 345 

Crouch, 176 

Crowninshield, 134 

Cummings, 210, 250,339 

Cunningham, 344 

Curtis, 210 

Cushing, 107, 124, 154, 
210, 344 

Cutler, 1,2,21,22,23,27, 
28, 41, 59, &5, 96, 128, 
145, 167-69, 197, 211, 
212, 2i7, 2'^5, 253,254, 
266, 284, 311, 317 
32* 



Cutter, 5, 6, 8, 10-24, 27, 
28, 30-32, 37, 39, 49, 
58, 61, 64, 69, 74, 75, 
83, 92-95,104-08,110- 
12. 114, 118-21. 123, 
128, 131, 136, 137-42, 
158, 162, 165, 166-69, 
171. 173, 174, 176, 177, 
183, 184-86, 188, 190, 
193-95, 197-99, 201, 
203,206,210,211,212- 
25, 231-33, 235, 237- 
39, 243-46, 248, 250, 
252-55, 257, 258, 261, 
263, 265, 267, 269, 270- 
72, 275-80, 284, 286- 
92, 295-97, 299, 300, 
303-05, 308, 310, 311, 
312, 316, 317,319, 320, 
322-24, 326, 329, 331- 
35, 350, 351 

Dailev, 342 
D aland, 67 
Damon, 117, 119, 120, 

154, 171. 172, 173, 182, 

193, 205, 226-29, 296 
Dana, 95, 104, 145, 161 
Danbenmayer, 342 
Danforth, 7. 343 
Daniels, 154, 229, 320, 

349 
D'Anville, 51 
Davenport, 16, 112, 229- 

30, 318 
Davidson, 230, 270 
Davies, 322 
Davis, 53. 83, 111, 113, 

170-72, 178, 230, 236, 

262, 271, 272,277,319, 

328, 339, 343 
Day, 131. 138, 230, 248 
Dean and Deane, 230, 

273, 296 
Deblois, 229, 236 
Decker, 230 
Delvin, 341 
Dempsev, 348 
De Neufville, 230, 231, 

304 
Dennis, 217 
Dcrbv, 219,229, 231 
Deveiis, 59, 60 
Dexter, 140, 171, 231, 

236, 271 
Diar or Dier. 231, 295 
Dickinson, 90 
Dickson, 10, 19, 20, 22, 

23, 27,58,94, 96, 112, 



140, 167-71, 176, 199- 
200, 201, 205,206,213' 
217, 222, 225, 231-33. 
237, 246, 250, 252, 267. 
286, 293, 29i, 300, 301, 
307, 310, 311,317 

Ditson, 234, 281 

Dix, 97, 234 

Dixon, 232 

Dizer, 305 

Doane, 220 

Dodd, 112 

Dodge, 71, 154, 171, 178, 

210, 234, 283 

Dole. 13, 14 t 

Donelson, 133 

Dorr, 231 

Doubleday, 183 

Doubledee, 183 

Dougherty, 179 

Doughty, 346 

Douglass, 234, 283 

Downer, 66 

Downing, 200, 203, 234 

Downs, 234 

Dowse, 234, 327 

Draper, 30, 84, 234 

Drugan, 347 

Drury, 178, 342, 344 

Duke of Northumber- 
land, 80 

Dunbar, 77 

Duncan, 176 

Dimklee, 221, 276 

Dunn, 234, 308, 341 

Dunster, 5, 7, 8, 15, 18, 
19, 20-3, 27-9, 39, 40, 
74, 75, 167, 169. 202, 

211, 213, 218,234, 235, 
256, 268, 276, 277, 279, 
326, 334 

Dupee, 154 

Durant or Durrant. 235 
Durgin, 165, 172, 349 
Durnam, 342, 343 
Dutton, 235, 248 
Dwelley, 164 

Eames, 10, 183 
Earl, 199, 235 
Eastman, 235, 266. 341 
Eaton, 140, 235, 272-74, 

279, 301 
Ecklev, 203 

Eddy," 119, 208, 235,236 
Edes, 44 

Edwards, 30, 231, 236 
Eliot, 31. 32, 106, 234, 

236, 305, 314 



362 



HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 



Ellory, 58 
Elliot, see Eliot 
Ellis, 344, 345, 349 
Emerson, 32, 118, 137, 

228, 236, 282, 340 
Emmons, 90, 203, 204, 

214, 236 
Emory, 236, 278 
Estabrook & Estabrooks, 

106, 108, 110, 112, 160, 

176, 188, 230, 236, 237, 
255, 291, 298, 299,302, 
312, 324 

Eustis, 83 

Ev^-ett, 228, 233, 237, 
278,319 

Fairbanks, 164 
Fallon, 347 
Faloon, 237, 268 
Farmer, 94, 96, 140, 171, 

177, 224, 237, 238 
Farnsworth, 237, 340 
Farrer, 223 
Farrington, 237 

Fay, 165, 212, 287, 299 

Feit, 73 

Felton, 144 

Ferguson, 166, 237, 346 

Fesseuden, 17, 18, 27, 32, 
42. 96, 97, 111-15, 154, 
165, 169, 170, 171, 190, 
193, 194, 237, 238,248, 
269, 277, 280. 289, 298, 
311, 312, 314 

Field, 165, 172, 173, 178, 

209, 350 
Fielding, 238 
Fifield, 238, 274 
Fillebrown, 20, 21,27,29, 

30, 37, 58, 93, 94, 96, 
111, 114, 115, 154, 167, 
168, 169, 188, 191,194, 
198,215,220,237, 238- 
40, 249, 263, 272, 283, 
286, 289, 302, 314 

Findlayson, 240 

Finney, 240, 292 

Finotti, 173, 179 

Fish, 349 

Fisher, 342 

Fiske, 9, 23, 105-09, 111, 
116-19, 121-24, 139, 
154, 169, 178, 182,189, 

210, 231, 236, 240-42, 
255, 266, 271, 272, 319 

Fletcher, 140, 154, 170, 

242, 261, 349 
Flint, 83, 225, 332, 346 



Floyd, 349 

Flvnn, 349 

Flynt, 31, 32 

Fogg, 153 

Folger, 341 

Ford, 166, 189, 219, 242, 
345, 351 

Foreman, 243, 266 

Foss, 205 

Foster, 66-8, 83, 161, 
188, 190, 215, 216,243, 
286, 319, 345, 348 

Fowle, 6-8, 11, 17, 34, £8, 
83, 96, 105, 130, 140, 
154, 171,177, 195, 209, 
243,244,256, 259,273- 
75,323 

Fownell, 7, 8 

Fox, 271,347 

Foxcroft, 2 

Francis, 97,100, 118.119, 
167, 168, 205, 213,215, 
244, 245, 258, 323, 326, 
333 

Freeman, 140, 172, 341, 
344, 350 

French, 244, 277 

Friend, 348 

Frost, 21-4, 27, 28, 41. 
45, 47-9, 58,63,77, 83, 
93, 94, 96, 106. 108, 
111, 112,114, 115,117- 
21, 124, 128, 137-40, 
149, 153, 154, 166-72, 
176-78, 184, 193, 194, 
198, 205, 210,212, 213, 
218, 220, 230-33, 235, 
240, 244-51, 255, 256, 
258,259, 263,264,266, 
267, 269, 270, 272, 273, 
275, 278,282,284,286, 
289, 292, 295, 296, 298, 
299, 301, 308-11, 312, 
313, 316, 318, 3?1, 324, 
330, 334, 343, 349, 351 

Frothingham, 60, 60, 77, 
100, 251, 287,332, 333 

Fuller, 229, 251, 262 

Gage, 52, 54, 59, 69, 74, 
78, 80, 81, 111, 161, 
297 

Gallagher, 345 

GaUop, 251 

Galvin, 179 

Gammon, 349 

Gannett, 104, 118 

Gardner, 12, 13, 24, 38, 
58, 94, 100, 118-20, 



130, 131, 137, 140, 141, 
143, 170-72. 178, 187, 
194, 195, 204, 205. 208, 
215, 251, 252, 270,274, 
308, 334, 344, 345 

Garfield, 193, 252 

Gasset, 154 

Gates, 22, 166, 351 

Gay, 32, 218, 252, 340 

Gee, 24 

Geier, 343 

Geohagan, 252, 310, 326 

Gerry, 59, 60, 190, 252 

Gibbons, 6, 7 

Gibbs, 172. 177, 343 

Gibson, 166,215,252,348 

Gilbert, 252, 310 

Gilceas, 346 

Gill, 44 

Gilmore, 252, 309 

Gilson, 219, 252 

Gladdens, 252 

Glazier, 252, 253 

Gleason, 218, 252 

Gleison, 7 

Goddard, 233. 252, 309 

Goddin and Godding, 11, 
12, 22, 252, 253, 299, 
301, 328 

Goffe, 7 

Goldsmith, 252, 253 

Goldthwait, 67 

Goodwin, 173, 184, 222, 

252, 253 
Gookin, 253, 275 
Gordon, 53, 61, 63, 64, 

65, 78 
Gore, 53 
Gorton, 7 
Goss. 253 
Gould, 53, 55, 63, 64, 77, 

81, 141, 157, 226, 253, 

291, 296, 349 
Gourley, 342 
Gowen, 253, 259 
Gracie, 253, 322 
Grafton, 176 
Grant, 133, 166,194,201, 

253, 281, 335, 344 
Graves, 157, 349, 351 
Gray, 118, 154, 209, 212, 

253 

Greeley, 342 

Green and Greene, 37, 
100, 106, 108, 150, 170, 
172, 175, 176, 253,254, 
280,312,322,343 

Greenlaw, 349 

Greenleaf, 243, 254, 277 



INDEX OF NAMES. 



363 



Grcenough, 254 
Grconwood,.58,83,254,277 
Grithn, 228 
GriiHths, 18, 154, 289 
Gri-gs, 254 
Grimes, 58 
Griswold, 140 
Grover, 343 
Guild, 346 

Hackclton, 200, 254 
Hadley, 194, 243, 254, 

2o5," 343 
Hagan, 341 
Hagar. 141 
Half, 14, 206 
Hall. 19, 20, 27. 28, 34, 
37, 53, 55, 78, 83, 91, 
92, 96, 106, 111, 112, 
114, 115, 119,121, 124, 
131, 13^ 167-G9, 174, 
184, 198, 206, 207,211, 
214, 215, 223,225, 237, 
249, 254, 255, 258, 261, 
286, 292, 297, 308, 344 
" Halle," 13 
Hambiet, 2, 201, 256 
Hamilton. 231, 244, 256 
Hammond, 256, 301. 349 
Hancock, 20, 22, 23, 24, 
25, 29, 33, 60, 90, 92, 
99, 208, 279, 290, 322, 
326, 347 
Hanna, 349 
Hanson, 63, 68, 140 
Hardv, 165, 173 
Harkins, 173, 179 
Harper. 342 

Harrington, 28, 34, 75, 
111, 114, 115,122, 132, 
138, 169, 176, 194, 197, 
198, 212, 213, 222,235. 
245, 248, 256, 266, 276, 
281, 295, 296, 325, 328 
Harris, 159, 172, 173, 176, 

256, 287, 316 
Hart, 272 
Hartwell, 96. 143, 154, 

221,257, 290 
Harvev, 81 
Haskeil, 166. 350 
Haskins, 179 
Hassell, 257, 284 
Hastings, 58, 96, 257, 

300,301, 312, 332 
Hatch, 342 
Haven, 37 
Hawkins, 257, 267 
HiuvKs, 249 



Hawkshaw, 53 

Hay, 96, 185, 257 

Harden, 257, 265 

Heard, 257, 264, 289 

Heath, 60, 64,65,78,79,100 

Hedge, 117, 118, 119,171 

Hcfrau, 257 

Hegert, 339 

Heiyer, 24 

Heraenway, 78 

Henchman, 257 

Hcndlev, 23 

Henrv,'l66, 351 

Herrick, 257, 280 

Hicks, 172 

Higgins, 347 

Iliidreth, 190, 257 

Hill, 11, 17, 23, 27, 28, 
45, 58, 77, 83, 93, 94, 
96, 104, 106, 111-15,- 
120, 121, 128, 129, 131, 
133, 137. 140. 145-47, 
149, 150, 151, 154, 167- 
72, 177, 178, 185-87, 
189, 190, 193-96, 199, 
201,204, 210, 212,219, 
221, 222, 224, 242-44, 
247, 248, 250, 253, 255, 
257-62, 263, 267, 269, 
273, 274, 282,285,289, 
290, 291, 294, 296-98, 
306-08, 312, 314. 315, 
329, 343. 345, 349, 351 

Hilliard, 107, 123, 124, 
131, 138,233,295,296 

Hind or Hinds, 37, 230, 
262, 271, 305 

Hixon, 210 

Hobbs. 18, 172, 173 

Hobill, 339 

Hodgdon, 159, 172, 173 

Hodge. 257 

Hodgkins, 262, 278 

Hodgman. 332 

Holden, 2, 9, 12, 19, 37, 
94, 172, 214, 251, 262, 
268, 301, 312 

Holland, 14 

Hollis. 262 

Hollowell 222 

Holmes, 9, 29, 109, 172, 

208, 262, 312 
Holt, 68, 262 

Homer, 140,262,264,315, 

324 
Hooke, 192, 262 
Hopkins, 58, 154, 170, 

209, 216, 262,263, 303, 
320, 334 



Horn, 188, 248, 263 
Horton, 154, 170, 172, 

178, 239, 263, 266 
Hosmer, 271 
Houghton, 263, 350 
Hovey, 58, 90, 94, 95, 96, 

105, 140, 250, 260, 262, 

263, 282, 284,289,291, 
322 

Howard, 130, 263 
Howe, 154, 214, 224, 263 
Hubbard, 19, 263, 267 
Hudson, 29, 347 
Huffmaster, 153, 263, 264, 

289 
Hughes, 329 
Humphrey, 341 
Hunneweil, 264, 299, 309 
Hunt, 134, 169, 173, 225, 

264 
Huntington, 141 
Hurd, 31, 32, 246, 257, 

264 
Hutchins, 264, 309 
Hutchinson, 38, 43, 48, 

68, 72, 94,97, 112,116, 

140, 193, 246, 257, 262, 

264, 265, 275, 280, 296, 
299,312 

Ingalls, 140, 156, 157,349 
Ingols, 217 
Ingraham, 96, 265 
Ireland, 244, 265, 324 
Irving, 332 
Irwin, 265 

Jackson, 9, 58, 124, 215, 
265 

Jacobs, 67 

James, 339 

Jaquith, 346 

Jarvis, 140, 177,265. 273, 
299 

JefFers, 349 

Jenkins, 140, 143, 171, 
208, 265 

Jennings, 31, 215, 265,303 

Jerrell, 105, 265 

Johnson. 15, 131, 171, 
191, 198, 235, 2o0, 265, 
266, 288, 297, 307, 313, 
327, 330, 341, 342, 345 

Jones, 173, 176, 184,211, 
231,240, 243,266,272, 
273, 294, 347, 348 

Jost, 347, 349 

Joyce, 345 

Judd, 89, 90 



364 



HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 



Keep, 266, 289 
Kelly. 53, 55, 344, 345 
Kemble. 162 
Kemi>, 266, 283 
Kendall, 83, 93, 96, 107, 
169, 190,193, 198, 256, 

266, 282, 331 
Keniston, 256, 266 
Kennedy, 111, 113-15, 

121, 263, 266, 267 
Kennison, 71 
Kcnnv and Kenney, 344, 

347", 349, 351 
Kenriek, 165 
Kent, 137, 183, 187, 203, 

208, 257, 258, 267 
Keough, 341 
Kern, 164, 173 
Kerrigan, 343 
Kettell and Kettle, 58, 

267 
Keves, 173,177,267,271, 

349 
Kidder, 20, 273 
Kimball, 223, 321 
King, 63, 66, 114, 115, 

216, 267, 333, 348 
King Charles II., 9 
King George III,, 51, 63, 

87 
King James I., 33 
Kneeland, 34, 104 
Knight, 53 
Knox, 108, 134, 135 
Kossuth, 139 

Ladd, 346 

Lafayette, 139 

Lairson, 348 

Laiton, 224 

Lamson, 63, 83, 96, 267 

Lane, 112, 140, 154, 158, 

159, 170, 171, 210,267, 

346 
Lang, 349 
Langdon, 66, 185 
Laughton, 328 
Lawrence, 97, 134, 135, 

221, 232, 263, 267, 340 
Leach, 197, 248, 267, 298, 

299, 306, 307 
Learned, 141, 267, 271, 

274, 281 
Leathers, 267 
Lee, 59, 60, 100 
Lefevre, 267 
Lemnion, 267 
Leunon, 340, 341 



Lester, 53 

Leverett, 84 

Lewis, 18, 71, 268, 280, 
348 

Libbv and Libbey, 340, 
343, 347 

Lincoln, 194, 237, 268 

Linzee, 230, 231, 304 

Litchfield, 346 

Little, 13, 198, 240 

Livingston, 262,268, 281 

Locke, 17, 22, 27, 28,38- 
40, 57, 58, 83, 93, 94, 
96, 105, 106, 108, 111- 
15,119-21, 129-33,137, 
138, 140, 141, 153, 154, 
lo7, 158, 164-73, 175, 
177, 178, 185, 188-90, 
194, 195, 198-200, 218, 
221, 222, 225, 230, 234, 
235, 237, 240, 245,247, 
249, 250, 251,259, 262, 
263, 265, 267, 268-74, 
277, 280, 281, 283,284, 
295, 296, 298, 299-301, 
303, 304, 307, 311,313, 
315,316, 321, 322, 328, 
330, 349 

Lombard. 217, 274 

Lopos, 274, 275, 323 

Lord, 275, 296, 315 

Lord North, 51, 87 

Lord Percy, 52, 61, 63-5, 
80, 81 

Loring, 58, 275, 287, 329 

Lottridge, 248, 275 

Lovewell. 334 

Low, 320 

Lowell, 118, 119. 135 

Lucas, 216, 275 

Ludlow, 134, 135 

Lut'kin, 339 

Luthcv, 347 

Lynch, 341, 347 

Lyons, 339 

Maccarty, 275 
Maccorly. 275, 304 
Mackie,"H2, 275 
Mackintirc, 176, 272, 276 
Macomber, 348 
Madison, 136, 277 
Mahoney, 3 ! 8 
Mallet, 219, 264, 275,277 
Mann, 114, 193. 276 
Manning, 11, 326 
Mansfield, 72 
Marchant, 342 
Marden, 343 



Mark, 348 

Marr, 339 

Marrett, 74, 84, 215, 256, 
318, 334 

Marsh, 31, 32, 90, 152, 
154. 170, 171, 276 

Marshall, 162 

Marston, 276, 314 

Martin, 166,343,345,350 

Mason, 131, 199,204,215, 
218, 235, 276,294,306, 
330 

Matthews, 198, 276 

May hew, 31, 32 

MaVnard, 276, 300 

jMrAllister, -.Ud 

JNIcUann, 348 

McCarthy, 154 

McConlow, 342 

McDermott, 347 

McDool, 347 

McEnenna, 342 

Mclntire, see Mackiutire 

McLennan, 276, 292 

McLeod, 348 
Mc:Mullen, 342 
iSlcNultv, 339 
M'CIouci, 53 
M'Donald, 54, 343 
Mead, 19, 205, 255, 276, 

315 
Meads, 221 
Meek, 276, 324 
Meredith, 316 
Merriam, 272, 276, 303 
Merrill, 165, 178 
Metcalf and Metcalfe, 14, 

119, 123, 131, 138 
MeyaU, 348 
Miles, 276,291, 310 
Miller, 176, 276, 289 
Mitchell, 7, 343, 345 
Mixer, 276, 282, 283 
Moody, 348 

Moore, 9, 13, 165, 166, 
216, 235, 254, 276,277, 
290, 291, 307,331, 339, 
342, 348 
]\Ioores, 14 
Morrill, 277, 280 
Morse. 40, 176, 217, 277, 

311 
Morton, 173, 277 
Mott, 140, 172, 254, 277, 

334 
Mottey, 227 
]SIoulton, 339 
Mozart, 157, 253, 349 
IMulhiyen, 348 



INDEX OF NAMES. 



365 



Mullen, 340 

Mullet and Mullctt, 58, 

94, 192, 20.5, 206, 208, 

244, 253, 275, 277, 293 
Mulligan, 339 
Mulliken, 145 
Miilreav, 348 
Munday, 348 
Munro and Munroe, 71, 

72, 96. 104. 105, 121, 

145, 146, 186, 230, 238, 

272, 277, 318 
Munson, 240 
Murphy, 179, 339, 343, 

348 
Murray, 348 
Muzzev, 145, 171, 277, 

278, 288, 289 

Nack, 278 

Nason, 140,141,171,236, 

278, 279, 306,317, 346 
Neal, 240 
Nelson, 171. 176 
Nesmith, 347 
Newconib, 271 
Newell, 10, 50, 59, 77, 

119, 224, 278 
NeAvhall. 71, 72, 262, 278 
Nichols, 37, 121, 122, 201, 

222, 239, 240, 266, 278, 

289, 3il, 347 
Nicholson, 277 
NUes, 129, 131, 172, 248, 

278 
Noonan, 342 
Norcross, 237, 278 
Nourse, 195, 249, 278 
Novell, 7 
Noyes,165,278, 279, 317, 

343 
Nutting, 201, 279 

O'Brien, 179, 346 

Odell, 223, 319 

O'Harran, 342 

Olcutt, 296 

O'Learv, 341 

Oliver," 121 

O'Mahony, 342 

Ormsby, "l76 

Ome, 59, 60 

Osborn and Osborne, 22, 
23, 63, 161, 165, 178, 
203, 209, 235, 279, 324 

Osgood, 107, 124 

Otis, 112, 279 

Owens, 179 



Packard, 224, 279 

Page, 202, 279,314 

Paige, 1, 2, 5, 56, 57, 75, 
78, 196, 211, 240, 257 

Paine, 83, 104, 196 

Palfrev, 118 

Palmer, 120. 204. 206, 208, 
242, 279-80, 334 

Park, see Parks. 

Parker, 97, 126, 139, 144, 
165,217, 228, 254,257, 
264, 277, 280, 307, 322, 
339 

Parks, 118, 119,140.280, 
287 

Parmenter, 119, 172, 173 

Parrot. 165, 174 

Parsons, 53, 190 

Patch, 340 

Pattcc, 157, 170, 177, 
280, 340 

Patten, 5, 10, 19, 20, 280, 
343 

Patterson, 280, 287 

Paul, 339 

Pavne, 192, 280, 290, 323, 
341, 347, 349 

Pavson, 63, 280 

Peabodv, 140 

Pearch-; 268, 280 

Peavv," 280 

Peck; 77, 110, 154, 172 

Peii-ce and Pierce, 58, 73, 
90, 91, 108, 112, 118, 
140, 165, 167, 169-72, 
177,190, 197, 208, 214, 
232-34, 253, 263, 266- 
69, 271, 273, 274,280- 
85, 287, 295, 296, 303, 
307, 311, 315,345 

Pelham, 9, 12, 19 

Peun, 165 

Penny, 282 

Percy (sec Lord Percj) 

Perkins, 216, 236, 247, 
282 

Perry, 17, 28, 37, 58, 83, 
96, 111, 112-15, 137, 
138, 140, 169-71, 185, 
187, 198, 205, 234,246, 
258, 259, 270, 272, 273, 
276, 282, 283, 298, 316 

Phelps, 187, 283, 321 

PhUbrick, 283 

Phdlips. 32, 84, 266, 279, 
283, 320, 329 

Phips, 2 

Phipps, 60 

Pierce, see Peirce. 



Pierpont, 283. 331 
Pilkington, 283 
Pinkcrton, 283 
Piper, 91, 96, 167, 168, 

283, 327 
Pitcaii-ne, 52 
Pitts, 239, 281, 283 
Plvmpton, 283 
Poland, 160, 171, 283, 

285 
Pollard. 166,178,308,351 
Polly, 72, 95, 221, 283, 

284, 305 
Pomroy, 257, 284 

Pool and Poole, 165,211. 
272, 284 

Poor, 273 

Porter, 31. 32, 80, 90, 91, 
207, 223, 252, 273, 284, 
344 

Potamea, 58 

Potter, 54, 154, 165, 170, 
172, 177, 189, 284 

Powers, 342 

Pradox, 58 

Pratt, 164, 188, 194,284 

Prentice and Prentiss, 9, 
20, 25, 27, 28, 94, 96, 
110, 112, 113, 120,121, 
131, 132,137, 140, 154, 
167, 169, 170,186, 197, 
198, 201, 203, 209,213, 
232, 239, 243, 246,255, 
258, 263, 282-87, 289- 

, 91, 295, 303, 310, 313, 
318, 319, 324, 326,330, 
331 

Prescott, 130 

Price, 286, 347 

Priest, 286 

Prijice, 199, 287 

Proctor, 130, 140, 143, 
152, 154, 165, 170-73, 
178 

Prout, 18 

Puffer, 140 

Putnam, 38, 67, 70, 72, 
176, 220, 224, 250,256, 
271, 280, 287 

Pynchon, 287 

Quick, 8, 15, 16 
Quincv, 41, 287 
Quinn, 349 

Ramsdell, 281, 287 
Rand, 94, 9(i, 222, 251, 

258, 275, 287, 289 
Randall, 131 



3G6 



HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 



Kandolph, 9, 319 
Rawson, 91, 140, 165, 

166, 172, 351 
Ray, 286, 287, 339 
Raymond, 288, 322, 330 
Read, 8, 238, 278, 288 
Reed, 8, 28, 83, 97, 106, 
112, 137, 167-69, 176, 
195, 205, 210,212, 263, 
266, 272, 276-78, 288, 
289, 301,307,312,314- 
16, 330 
Reeves, 18, 289 
Remington, 2 
Reno, 339 
Revere, 60 
Rice, 213, 228 
Richards, 273 
Richardson, 48, 140, 154, 
177, 198,215, 239,250, 
257,266, 286, 287, 289, 
292, 298, ^4, 323, 330, 
335 
Ricker, 289 
Ripley, 118,119 
Robbins, 17, 18, 22, 24, 
27, 28, 34, 36, 37, 39, 
44, 83,94, 96, 107, 112, 
116, 138, 154, 166,169, 
171, 175, 176, 192, 195, 
199, 220-22, 237, 247, 
253, 257, 259, 260, 263, 
276, 277, 280, 284, 286, 
289-93, 305, 318. 320, 
322, 330, 349, 351 , 
Robertson, 289, 292 
Robinson, 58, 191, 193, 
194, 221, 255, 276, 292 
Roby, 70 
Rock, 240, 292 
Rockwell, 346 
Rodgers, 161 
Rogers, 25, 34, 213, 292 
Roll'e or Rolph, 12, 13, 

14, 15, 16, 316 
Rose, 292 
Ross, 9 
Rouse, 292 
Rowe, 346 
Royal], 29, 90 
liugg, 165 

Russell, 1, 2, 9, 12, 16, 
17, 19, 20, 22, 23, 27- 
31, 37, 40, 46, 49, 68- 
70, 72-7, 83, 91-4, 96, 
97, 107, 108, 110-17, 
119-22, 128-33, 135- 
40, 143, 144, 146, 147, 
161, 152, 154, 155, 157, 



159, 165, 167-72, 176, 
177, 184-86, 188-90, 
192, 193, 202, 205,206, 
209-11, 214, 217, 218, 
222-25, 230, 231, 233, 
234, 236, 238,241, 245, 
246, 249. 253, 255, 256, 
259, 260, 262. 264-67, 
269, 271-75, 277, 281, 
283, 285, 289, 292-99, 
300, 306, 308, 310-14, 
317, 321, 323, 325,330, 
342, 343 

Rust, 220, 265, 299 

Ryan, 342 

Ryder, 173, 177 

Sabells, 309 
Sackett, 344, 345 
Salter, 172, 173, 174 
Sanderson, 140, 188, 206, 

299 
Santley, 8 

Sargent, 341, 344, 345 
Saunders, 19, 184, 186, 

189, 236, 299 
Savels, 309 
Sawiji, 165 
Sawtelle, 20, 206, 262, 

299 
Sawyer, 271, 299, 347 
Scammel, 100 
Schouler, 18, 144, 145, 

154, 170, 172, 191,205, 

228, 299, 300, 302, 313 
SchM-amb, 17, 18, 172, 

173, 344, 345 
Scullard, 12, 316 
Seager, 58 

Sewall, 8, 31, 82, 89, 175 
Shattuck, 10, 130, 140, 

171, 224, 237. 257,266, 

273,299,300, 316 
Shaw, 83, 94, 97, 105, 

108, 233, 276, 300, 340 
Shed, 300, 325 
Shepard, 6, 7, 14, 349 
Shepherd, 300, 313 
Sherman, 323 
Shippen, 119 
Shurtleff, 31, 279 
Sibley, 24, 32, 103 
Sidley, 348 
Silloway, 348 
Simonds, 145. 272 
Simpson, 201, 300 
Skilton, 299, 300 
Skinner, 24, 300, 321 
Smalley, 348 



Smith, 23, 28, 52, 53, 56, 
57, 62. 63, 69, 70, 73, 
82, 90, 112, 143, 159- 
61, 166, 170, 172, 174, 
190, 204, 235, 256, 257, 
262,272, 2 3,300,301, 
312, 335, 339, 344-6, 
348, 349, 350 
Smithson, 339 
SneUing, 154, 166, 351 
Snow, 249, 301, 303, 349 
Somes, 348 
Souter, 54 
Southwick, 67 
Spalding and Spaulding, 
172, 176, 177, 247, 301 
Sparhawk, 9 
Spear, 140 
Speed, 253, 301 
Spofford, 165 
Sprague, 94, 97, 103, 108, 
166,239,289,301,320,350 
Sprigg, 277 
Spring, 40, 76, 122, 301, 

305, 317, 326 
Springer. 343 
Squa Sachem. 6, 7 
Stacy, 166, 351 
Stanton, 232, 240, 301 
Stanwood, 229 
Staples, 341 

Stearns, 18, 37, 58, 97, 
105, 129, 131, 140, 170, 
171, 189, 190, 199,237, 
239, 285,297, 298, 301, 
303, 314. 324 
Stedman, 65, 281, 303 
Steel, 196 
Stephens, 303, 348 
Sterling, 223 
Stetson, 118, 119, 226, 

276, 303 
Stevens, 217, 233, 265, 303 
Stewart, 58, 348 
Stiles, 333 

St. Lawrence, 303. 326 
Stoddard. 272 
Stone, oS, 104, 107, 108, 
169, 187, 188,199,213, 
225, 262, 269, 303, 304, 
310, 314, 315, 317, 339 
Storer, 24, 25, 33 
Story, 135 
Stoughton, 116, 230, 231, 

304 
Stowe, 170, 228 
Stuart, 95, 304 
Sullivan, 112, 304, 342, 
347, 348 



INDEX OF NAMES. 



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Sumner, 161, 162, 164, 
221, 301 

Sutherland, 53, 55 

Sutton, 318 

Swaim, 172, 175, 176 

Swain, 306, 348 

Swallow, 235 

Swan, 19, 22, 23, 27, 28, 
37, 48, 83, 93, 94, 97, 
105, 106, 111, 112,114, 
115, 121, 131, 138,139, 
154, 167-69, 172, 173, 
187, 198, 205, 215,231, 
236, 249, 258, 260-63, 

267, 275, 278, 280, 283, 
289, 292,296,301,304- 
07, 308-10, 313, 314, 
322, 323 

Sweetscr, 307 
Swett, 228 
Switcher, 277, 307 
Sj-mmes, 37, 38, 94, 140, 
171, 172, 176, 178, 266, 

268, 280, 289, 307,312, 
330, 335 

Tapley, 307, 311 

Tarbell, 267, 307 

Tasker, 307, 330 

Tate, 127 

Tay, 225 

Taylor, 31, 307, 343 

Tecl,38,94,112, 141, 154, 
176, 177, 178, 185, 214, 
222, 232, 247, 248, 250, 
251, 252, 255, 259, 293, 
297, 299, 306, 307-09, 
312,315, 343, 349 

Tennant, 309 

Terrv, 351 

Thatcher. 56, 57, 83, 185, 
200, 225, 252,270, 271, 
273, 309 

Thaxter, 342 

Thaver, 31 

Thomas,14, 105, 146, 194, 
219, 264, 309 

Thompson, 111, 112, 129, 
131, 169, 178,202,251, 
264, 266,272, 309,310, 
335, 349 

Thorndike, 184, 194, 252, 
310 

Thornton, 43, 44, 252, 
310 

Thorp and Thorpe, 140, 
143, 154, 157, 225, 250, 
310, 340, 341, 346 

Thurston, 341 



Tidd, 58 

Tierucy, 345 

Timncv, 345 

Tinglev, 171. 176 

Tisdale, 193, 310 

Tobev, 343 

Todd, 276, 310 

Torrey, 224 

Towne, 5 

Townsend, 71, 72 

Trask, 58, 106, 219, 286, 
310, 346, 350 

Trowbridge, 161, 173 

Trull, 18 

Trumbull, 3 

Tufts, 17, 18, 19, 110,112, 
116, 120, 121,122, 128. 
130, 131, 133, 136, 137, 
139, 179,171, 176, 183- 
85, 187, 196, 199, 200, 
204, 205, 211-13, 217, 
218, 223,233, 234, 238, 
244, 246, 248, 250, 254, 
262, 264, 265, 270, 272, 
277, 281, 282, 286,288, 
295-97, 302-04, 307, 
310-12.320, 321, 349 

Tukev, 343 

Tureli, 24, 25, 30, 33 

Turner, 145, 189,312,339 
Tuttlc, 301, 307, 312 
Twaddle, 249, 312 
Tynan, 345 

Underwood, 172, 299. 312, 

328 
Usher, 296 

Vaughan, 14 
Verry, 220 
Victorine, 347 
VUa, 243, 312 
Yiles, 238, 308, 312 
Vinton, 251 

Wade, 14, 202 
Wainwright, 257, 312 
Wait and Waitt, 219, 261, 

312 
Wakefield, 262, 312 
Waldo, 154, 172, 177, 228 
AVakU-on, 237, 312 
Walker, 119, 178, 189, 

199, 297, 313, 330 
Wallis, 67, 70 
Walton, 270, 272, 273, 

313 
Ward, 343 
Ware, 120, 172, 174, 226 



Warland, 20, 286, 313 

Warner, 164 

Warren, 65, 83, 100. 112, 

143, 144, 145, 167-69, 

175, 194, 231, 247,266, 

275, 285, 298, 299, 306, 

313, 317, 339 
Warrior (Negro). 313 
Warrow (or Worrow), 

313 
Washington, 83, 99, 10 8, 

157, 162, 185, 225, 231, 

270 
Watson, 19, 59, 79, 83, 

95, 107, 110, 199, 210, 

269, 300,304,313, 331 
Watts, 239, 304, 314 
Webb, 67, 237, 314 
Webber, 216, 276, 298, 

314 

Webecowit, 6 

Weeks, 299, 314 

Welch, 18, 76, 289 

Wellington and Willing- 
ton, 19, 27, 83, 93, 97, 
105,110, 112, 113,117- 
19. 121, 131, 133, 136, 
140, 142, 144-46, 154, 
155, 167-72, 188, 204, 
229, 230, 236, 258, 262, 

270, 274-76. 279, 282, 
289.302, 303,308,314, 

315, 324, 335 
Wellmau, 289, 316 
Wells, 173 
Welsh, 203 
Wesson, 145, 245, 316 
West, 173 
Westcott, 348 
Weston, 310, 319, 333 
AVestwood, 89, 90 
Wetherby, 59, 60, 83, 184, 

316 
Wheeler. 112, 133, 136, 

256,272,277, 310,316, 

318, 330 
Wheelwright, 32 
Whiston, 328 
Whitcomb, 79 
White, 164,166,189,299. 

316, 342,347, 351 
Whitcfield, 33, 40 
Whiting, 2, 23 
AVhitman, 35, 118, 229 
Whitmore, 14, 29, 194, 

195, 214,244,316, 317, 
326 
Whitney, 97, 198, 219, 
222, 274, 282, 296, 316 



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HISTORY OF ARLINGTON. 



Whittemore, 23, 38-40, 
48, 58, 75-7, 83, 93-5, 
97, 105, 106, 109-13, 
115, 117, 118, 120-22, 
127, 130, 131. 136-41, 
144, 153, 154, 166-71, 
177, 188-90, 197, 200, 
202, 211, 215, 218-21, 
223, 228-30, 233, 238, 
240, 270, 277,278,282, 
283, 286. 292, 295, 298, 
300, 301, 304,312,313, 
316, 317-21, 324, 328, 
341, 342, 343, 345 

Wigglesworth, 31,241 

Wilber, 346 

Wiley, 349 

WiUard, 189, 321, 332 

Williams, 27, 28, 33, 58, 
83, 93, 97, 105, 112, 
123, 175, 176, 178, 195, 
214, 253, 263, 272, 279, 
280, 284, 286.288, 290, 
293, 305, 321, 322, 323, 
330, 339 

Wilson, 11,15,27,28,34, 
43,83, 94, 97, 106,111, 
114, 115, 154, 192, 195, 
204, 244, 246, 248, 265, 
274, 276,279,280, 289, 



293, 303, 305, 318,322, 
323, 324, 330,331, 340, 
349 

Wilworth, 340 

Winch, 229 

Winchester, 236, 324 

Winn, 165, 170-72, 223, 
248, 285, 315, 321, 324 

Winneck, 217, 262, 314, 
324 

Winship,9, 19,20,21, 23, 
24,27-9, 37, 38, 58, 70, 
73-5. 83, 93, 94, 97, 
112, 119, 123, 167-69, 
176, 185,189, 193, 195, 
198, 201, 202, 205,208, 
209,214, 217, 218, 230, 
234, 247, 250, 252, 253, 
256, 260, 265, 266,268, 
269, 283. 289, 292,293, 
297, 300, 301, 303,313, 
316, 318, 323-30, 331, 
332, 334, 335 

Winslow, 332 

Winthrop, 6, 104 

AVisner, 82 

Wiswell, 330 

Withini?ton, 27, 132,169, 
268, 276, 286, 330 



AVood, 3, 58, 140, 165, 
191, 307, 322, 330 

Woodbridge, 170, 273 

Woodbury, 71 

Woods, 349 

Woodward, 241 

Woolson, 195, 291, 324, 
330 

AVorrow, see Warrow 

AVoottou, 330 

AVright, 97,201,235,307, 
330, 334, 335 

AVybert, 283, 331 

Wyer, 239, 331 

Wyeth, 111, 193, 217, 
266, 285, 323, 325, 326, 
327, 331-33 

Wyman, 6, 70, 73-5, 94, 
95, 97, 105, 112, 131, 
132, 138, 140, 152, 154, 
155, 167-69, 172. 173, 
178,191, 194, 195,202- 
04, 219, 246, 251, 262, 
274,277, 279, 288, 289, 
294, 301, 307,326,327, 
330, 334, 335 

Yates, 253, 315, 335 
Yeats, 344 
Young, 119, 159 



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